How to check EPF Balance | PF Balance

How to check EPF Balance | PF Balance

EPF (Employee Provident fund)

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) is one of the most popular investment schemes for the salaried persons in India. This fund is being maintained solely by the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), a statutory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.

EPF Balance | PF Balance

EPF balance is the amount currently present in your EPF Account. EPF balance consists of the money contributed every month from your salary and the money contributed to your EPF account by your employer.

How to check EPF Balance | PF Balance

In the last few years, the EPFO has started many services to check EPF balance. You can check EPF balance in the following 5 ways.

Ways to check EPF balance

1. Check EPF balance Using EPFO Portal

2. Check EPF balance via SMS

3. Check EPF balance by giving a missed call

4. Check EPF balance via EPFO Mobile App

5. Check EPF balance via UMANG App

Check EPF balance Using EPFO Portal

To check EPF balance using EPFO Portal, you need to have your UAN activated. UAN is Universal Account Number which is unique for all individuals who are the members of EPF scheme. You can obtain your UAN number from your employer to activate your UAN based registration at Unified Portal . Every time you want to check your EPF balance using EPFO portal, you have to log in using your UAN number and password. After logging in you can view or download your member passbook which will give all the details about the monthly PF contribution and the current available balance in your EPF account.

Once your UAN number is activated, follow the below steps to check EPF balance and to download or print your passbook.

1. Go to the EPFO website http://www.epfindia.com/site_en/

2. Click on the link “e-Passbook” at the top right corner of the page.

3. You will be directed to another page.

4. Enter your UAN and password in the space provided.

5. Enter Captcha code and click on “Login” tab.

6. You will be again directed to a new page and here you will be able to see your Member ID box.

7. Click on the box below “Select MEMBER ID to View PassBook”.

8. It will open your EPF passbook on the right-hand side of the page.

9. Now you can check EPF balance and all the details/entries in your EPF passbook.

10. Here you can download or take a print of your EPF passbook for future use.

Check EPF balance via SMS

The EPFO offers SMS service to check EPF balance and last contribution in EPF account. This facility is available to those who have activated their UAN number. You need to send an SMS to 7738299899 from your registered mobile to avail this service.

Format for SMS

EPFOHO UAN LAN

In place of UAN write your UAN number and in place of LAN write your preferred language code. You can receive the EPF balance in different languages like Hindi-HIN, English-ENG, Telugu-TEL, Punjabi-PUN, Malayalam-MAL, Tamil-TAM, Bengali-BEN, Marathi-MAR, Kannada-KAN, and Gujarati-GUJ. This facility helps you to know your EPF balance at any time.

Check EPF balance by giving a missed call

This is the easiest and simplest method to check EPF balance. Under this service, you have to give a missed call to 01122901406 to know your EPF balance. Within a few minutes, you would receive an SMS. The SMS will contain your member details and EPF balance. This service is available totally free of cost to any UAN activated member. You can check EPF balance at any time (24X7) using this service. How to check your EPF balance by missed call facility?

Check EPF balance via Mobile App

EPFO also launched a mobile app (M-Sewa) for smartphone users to check EPF balance and other details like passbook at their convenience. The facility to check EPF balance is available to only those members who have activated UAN to the UAN portal. This app can also be used by subscribers to activate their UAN. You can download this app from the Google Play Store.

1. Download the app on your smartphone. Click on “Member” and then on “Balance/passbook”.

2. Now enter your UAN number and registered mobile number. After verification, it will show updated EPF balance details.
EPF balance/passbook through EPFO Mobile App

Check EPF balance via UMANG App

You can use UMANG app to check EPF balance. UMANG App allows you to download your EPF passbook. Download the UMANG app from Google Play Store on your smartphone. Click on the “EPFO” icon on the home page and you can check EPF balance and download you EPF passbook under the “Employee Centric Services” option. How to download EPF passbook via UMANG App?

Hope now you will be able to check EPF balance using a mode which is convenient for you.

Note: This post was originally published in June 2016 and has been completely updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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How to check EPF Balance | PF Balance