Ques: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has won the National Award on e-Governance 2015-16 for launching-
(a) Universal Account Number (UAN)
(b) Universal Identity Number (UIN)
(c) Unique Identification Number (UIN)
(d) National Identification Number (NIN)
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization won the National Award on e-Governance 2015-16 for launching the Universal Account Number (UAN).
- The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will present the award in the 19th National Conference on e-governance to be held in Nagpur on 22 January 2016.
- The EPFO won the gold award in the ‘innovative use of technology in e-governance’ category and the retirement body will get a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.
About Universal Account Number (UAN)
- UAN is an e-initiative of EPFO, launched in July 2014.
- In this initiative, all active employees are provided a universal number which can be linked to various provident fund account numbers provided to them while working in different organisations
- Statistically 5.65 crore workers in 4.57 lakh organisations had been allocated UAN till November 2015.
- A single account number can be used through all of workers’ employments with various organisations.
- It enables the employees to switch their provident fund deposits automatically, when they change their job, just by providing UAN to the new employer.
- It also allows employees to have access to their provident fund account to view their balance and deposits on the portal, without going through the Employer.
- The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is a statutory body of the Government of India under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It administers a compulsory contributory Provident Fund Scheme, Pension Scheme and an Insurance Scheme.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Central Provident Fund Commissioner at EPFO – K.K. Jalan
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/epfo-bags-national-award-on-egovernance/article8098318.ece