Almost all the employed people in the country have a Provident Fund (PF) account. Every month about 12% of the salary is deposited in it. This is a kind of fixed saving that is very useful during and after the job. But whenever this money is needed and there is uncertainty about the status after filing the claim, then this situation also causes some stress.
In today’s digital age, when everything is available on mobile and websites, it has become very easy to know the status of PF claims. If you want to know where your money is stuck or how far it has reached in the process, then let us tell you the ways for this.
Easy ways to know PF claim status
You can check the status of your PF claim in many ways. All these methods are convenient and quick:
Check from the UAN Portal
You can check the status of your PF claim from the UAN (Universal Account Number) portal. This is the most straightforward and comprehensive method.
You have to visit the UAN Member Portal.
There you have to enter your UAN number and password and fill in the captcha code.
After this, you have to log in.
After logging in, you have to click on the ‘Online Services’ tab.
Then you will find the option of ‘Track Claim Status’ in the dropdown. You have to click on it.
Here you will see the status of your online claim made for withdrawal. You can easily check whether the claim is approved, in process, or rejected.
Check updates from the EPFO website
Apart from this, you can also check your claim status by visiting the official website of EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organization – EPFO).
You have to go to https://passbook.epfindia.gov.in/MemClaimStatusUAN/.
Here you have to go to the ‘EPFO Claim Status’ section.
Enter your UAN number, password, and captcha.
Then you have to click on the option of ‘Claim Track’.
After this, you will see the details of all the claims. Here you will find all the updates accepted, settled, or in process in one place.
Track status from the UMANG app
You can also check your status through the UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) app on mobile. It is a government-developed integrated app that brings together several services.
If you don’t have the UMANG app on your phone, you can download it from Google Play Store or App Store.
After opening the app, you need to go to the ‘EPFO Section’ and click on ‘All Services’.
After this, you need to go to ‘Employee Centric Services’ and tap on ‘Track Claim’.
You then need to enter your UAN number.
Click on ‘Get OTP’. After entering the OTP, you will be able to check your claim status.