NEW DELHI, April 29 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) plans to launch a digital platform to help members identify and reactivate dormant or unclaimed EPF accounts using Aadhaar-based authentication, even if these are not linked to a Universal Account Number (UAN), labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.

The proposed portal, called E-PRAAPTI (EPF Aadhaar-Based Access Portal for Tracking Inoperative Accounts), will allow subscribers to access legacy accounts, update profiles and complete UAN seeding without employer intervention. The move marks a shift towards user-driven account management within EPFO's ecosystem, Mandaviya said.

In its initial phase, E-PRAAPTI will operate on a member ID-based system, ena...