How to check your EPF account balance in minutes

If you are an employee then it is essential to check your Employee Provident Fund Balance (EPF Balance). Along with this, Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) acts as a savings tool. Both the employee and the employer contribute an equal amount towards savings that can be accessed after retirement or after changing jobs.

You can now check your EPF balance in three ways i.e. by giving missed call via SMS and lastly through EPFO ​​or Umang application portal within few minutes.

It is essential to check the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Balance

You can control your account by allowing employees to access EPF Balance very simply and easily. Balance check can be done by sending SMS only when your UAN is active and linked with your bank account, Aadhaar number and PAN. If you have not linked your UAN with your bank account, Aadhaar and PAN then you will not be able to check your balance through this SMS. So if no eKYC is completed in your UAN account then complete it immediately.

How to check your EPF balance via SMS and missed call?

Step 1: A missed call can be made to 9966044425 from the mobile number registered in your PF account (somewhere on Google the number is 011-22901406 but it is not currently in service).

Step 2: After you make a missed call you will receive an SMS with your PF details in which your account balance and PF account information will be available.

Accordingly, if you want to check your EPF balance through SMS, you only need to send a single message. To apply you need to send a message to 7738299899 from the mobile number registered in your PF account. You have to write EPFOHO UAN ENG and send the message

Before you check your EPF balance check through missed call you must ensure that the following requirements are met. Activation of UAN is mandatory. You need to register your mobile number with UAN as the missed call facility is available only when a missed call is made from your registered number. Note that the facility to view passbook will be available after 6 hours of registration on EPFO ​​portal when you activate UAN for the first time.

How to verify through EPFO ​​or Umang application portal?

If you want to get this information through the app then you can download the UMANG app for free. So that employees can check their EPF balance on their phones. The app allows you to file and track claims apart from checking EPF balances. Members need to complete a one-time registration using their UAN-registered cellphone number to access the app. In this you…