PF Withdrawal: Know how to withdraw your Provident Fund using UMANG App

PF Withdrawal through UMANG App: Withdrawing your provident fund through UMANG App is easy and quick. It also saves you from the hassles of visiting the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) office or the requirement of having a personal computer and internet connection. Your smartphone is sufficient to help you apply for your PF money.

Step-by-step guide to applying for PF withdrawal:

1: Download the UMANG app

2: Go to the search menu and look for EPFO

3: Choose ‘Employee Centric’, click ‘Raise Claim’ and enter EPF UAN number

4: Enter the OTP that is sent to your phone number, choose type of withdrawal and submit through UMANG

5: A claim reference number will be sent to you and you can use this to track the status of your claim

What all you require to file claims?

-- Approved and verified KYC details

-- UAN number linked to Aadhaar

-- Umang app linked to Aadhaar

-- Phone number should be linked to Aadhaar

Developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD), UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is envisaged to drive e-governance and Mobile Governance in India.

UMANG App provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens to access pan India e-Gov services ranging from Central to Local Government bodies and other citizen-centric services. UMANG intends to provide major services offered by Central and State Government departments, Local bodies and other utility services from private organizations. It provides a unified approach where citizens can install one application to avail of multiple government services.

UMANG service has been made available on multiple channels like mobile application, web, IVR and SMS which can be accessed through smartphones, feature phones, tablets and desktops.

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EPFO is one of the world’s largest social security organisations in terms of clientele and the volume of financial transactions undertaken, its website claims. As per the 2016-17 Annual Report, the retirement fund body maintains over 19.34 cr accounts.