How Can I Merge My Old Pension Certificate (2008 Hard Copy) with My Current Online UAN Pension Account?

I have a query regarding the merging of pension certificates. After 19 years of service in a company, I resigned and withdrew my PF in 2008. The old company issued a hard copy of my pension certificate, which I still have. At that time, I did not have a UAN number.

Later, I joined a new company where my UAN number was generated. Since 2008, I have changed companies three times and have merged all the PF amounts with my current UAN account. I also have a pension fund in my UAN account.

My question is, how can I merge my old pension certificate (a hard copy without UAN) with my current pension account (Online UAN Account)? The PF offices for the old and new accounts are in different locations (Salem and Tiruchirapalli), but both are in the same state, Tamil Nadu. I am currently located in Bhopal, India.

I would like to know how to merge these and have a single pension fund. Any advice would be appreciated.

To merge your old pension certificate with your current UAN account, you need to follow these steps:

1. Visit your nearest EPFO office (in your case, Bhopal) and submit a request for the transfer of your old pension fund to your current UAN account. You will need to provide them with your old pension certificate and your UAN number.

2. The EPFO office will verify your details and initiate the transfer process. This may take some time as your old pension fund is in a different location (Salem).

3. Once the transfer process is initiated, you can track the status of your request online through the EPFO portal https://www.epfindia.gov.in.

4. After the transfer is complete, your old pension fund will be merged with your current UAN account.

Remember, it's important to keep all your PF and pension funds under one UAN for ease of management and to ensure you receive all your benefits. If you face any issues during the process, you can raise a grievance online through the EPFO grievance portal https://epfigms.gov.in/.

Old pension certificate issued is the evidence that you were a meme er of epf,however before 2014,UAN was not there,Now since you have UAN, You may have to submit joint declaration to merger your old epf id with your new UAN.post this process,you can apply for merging your pension funds.
For more details you can reach to epfo.