Employee Provident Fund (PF) is an important savings option for salaried employees,which provides financial security for their retirement. However,many questions often arise in the minds of employees,such as – whether is the company depositing money in PF or not,how much interest is being received,what happened to the old PF account,and what is the balance. If you regularly check your PF account information,then the answers to these questions can be found easily.
Know PF balance with just a missed call
If your mobile number is registered with Universal Account Number (UAN),then you can know the balance of your PF account by giving a missed call to 9966044425.
After giving the missed call from registered number,you will get a message from EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization). This message will contain information about your PF account balance and the recent contribution made. This service is completely free,but UAN must be activated to use it.
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Know how to send a message
If you want to get information about your PF account through SMS,you can send an SMS to 7738299899. To send the message,type EPFOHO UAN ENG from your registered mobile number and send it to the given number. Here ENG means English language. If you want information in Hindi,write HIN instead of ENG. This facility is available in 10 languages,including Hindi,Tamil,Telugu,Punjabi,Bengali,Gujarati,Marathi,etc.
Check the balance online from the EPFO portal
If you want to view your PF passbook online,you can use the official website of EPFO for this.
First of all,go to https:///www.epfindia.gov.in/.
Go to the ‘Employee’ section and click on the ‘Member Passbook’ option.
After this enter your UAN and password.
Here you can see complete information of your account,including details of employee and employer contributions,interest deposited and total balance.
Check the balance from the Umang app also
The government has launched the Umang app to make digital services easier.
Download the Umang app and register your mobile number.
Go to the EPFO section inside the app and select the ‘View Passbook’ option.
Here you can view your PF passbook,check your claim status,and also submit a claim online.
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