Know your PF balance in a jiffy without internet, and know the easiest way.
To check EPFO balance, you neither need to log in to any website nor go to the EPFO office. You can easily know the balance of your account from home through missed call or SMS. Let's know what is the process.
EPFO: Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is considered a safe and reliable retirement saving scheme for crores of salaried employees in India. Under this scheme, the employee deposits 12 percent of his basic salary and dearness allowance (DA) every month as a contribution. The employer also contributes an equal amount. EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organization) pays interest on this accumulated money every year as per the fixed interest rate, which creates a huge amount by the time of retirement. Today in this article we are going to tell you how you can check your EPFO balance. Let's know.
Check EPFO balance in these ways
Getting information about the amount deposited in the EPF account has now become very easy. Especially when you need to know in an emergency. For this, neither do you need to login to any website nor go to the EPFO office. By sending just a missed call or SMS, you can get information about your EPF balance for free in minutes.
How to check PF balance with a missed call
If you want to know your PF balance easily, then missed call is an easy way. For this, you have to give a missed call to 9966044425 from your registered mobile number. Keep in mind that your mobile number should be registered in the records of EPFO and your UAN should be active. Immediately after giving a missed call, the call will be disconnected automatically and in a few moments your PF balance information will be sent to your mobile through SMS.
How to check PF balance through SMS
EPFO members can also get information about their PF balance through SMS. For this, they have to send an SMS in a specific format from their mobile number registered with EPFO. You have to type and send “EPFOHO UAN HIN” from your phone, where “UAN” is your Universal Account Number and “HIN” is the code of the language in which you want the information.
To know the PF balance, you have to send an SMS to 7738299899. After some time, you will get the balance information of the PF account on your registered mobile number through SMS. This facility is available in more than 10 languages including Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali. If your mobile number is not registered in the PF system or UAN is not active, then for this you will have to contact your company or HR department.
