EPF: How to check your balance through the SMS facility? A step-by-step guide
9 months, 1 week ago

EPF: How to check your balance through the SMS facility? A step-by-step guide

Live Mint  

Provident funds are savings programs tailored to assist employees in building retirement funds, providing a secure and regulated investment avenue. Here’s how you can check your EPF balance via SMS provided your Universal Account Number is activated and your mobile number is registered with the EPFO: Step 1: Launch your messaging app and create a new message. To receive SMS in languages other than English, append the first three characters of your preferred language after “UAN”. Shortly after, expect to receive an SMS from EPFO containing your latest PF contribution and current balance. If your employer digitally verified and submitted your Aadhaar, PAN, andbank account details were digitally verified and submitted by your employer, you may not receive the SMS notification.

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New EPFO feature! Members can change personal details without employer approval
2 months, 1 week ago

New EPFO feature! Members can change personal details without employer approval

Live Mint  

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has launched a new feature for its members as employees can now change personal details like their name and date of birth online without any verification from their employer or approval from the EPFO, reported the news agency PTI on Saturday, January 18. The EPFO members who have e-KYC accounts can file their EPF transfer claims …

EPFO extends deadline for UAN and Aadhaar linking: All you need to know
3 months ago

EPFO extends deadline for UAN and Aadhaar linking: All you need to know

India Today  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has extended the deadline for activating Universal Account Numbers and linking Aadhaar numbers to bank accounts under the Employment Linked Incentive scheme. ACTIVATING UAN: A STEP TOWARDS SEAMLESS EPFO SERVICES Activating your UAN is essential to access the EPFO’s wide range of online services. The UAN is a unique 12-digit number assigned to employees by …

EPF missed call service: Easy way to check your PF balance instantly without UAN Number
4 months, 3 weeks ago

EPF missed call service: Easy way to check your PF balance instantly without UAN Number

India TV News  

PF balance: Employees who contribute to an Employees' Provident Fund account can conveniently check their EPF balance in minutes without the UAN number. Give a missed call to 9966044425 from your registered mobile number to get your PF balance details. After making the missed call, you will receive messages from EPFO containing your last contribution and PF account balance. To …

EPF: What is the missed call service that helps you find about the PF balance?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

EPF: What is the missed call service that helps you find about the PF balance?

Live Mint  

If you are an EPF subscriber and keen to check the account balance and/or the last contribution made, the process is super easy. The only condition is that the member's mobile number must already be registered on the UAN portal. So, those members who are registered on the UAN portal may get their details available with EPFO by giving a …

EPFO To Soon Credit Interests For FY 2022-23 To Employees' Bank Accounts
1 year, 7 months ago

EPFO To Soon Credit Interests For FY 2022-23 To Employees' Bank Accounts

News 18  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has initiated the process of depositing money to the subscriber’s account with full interest for the financial year 2022-23. EPFO assured the users that there will be no loss of interest in the sum of money which will be deposited in their bank accounts shortly. Please maintain patience— EPFO August 4, 2023 Although the interest …

Provident Fund alert: EPFO to transfer money to more than 7 crore subscribers, steps to check balance
1 year, 7 months ago

Provident Fund alert: EPFO to transfer money to more than 7 crore subscribers, steps to check balance

India TV News  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has initiated the process of depositing interest for the financial year 2022–23. The central government approved in July this year raising the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund deposits to 8.15% for the financial year 2022–23. When the sum is credited, users can check their EPF balance in different ways, including the EPFO site, SMS, …

Tech tips: Check your EPF balance online| Follow these simple steps
1 year, 8 months ago

Tech tips: Check your EPF balance online| Follow these simple steps

India TV News  

The Employees' Provident Fund is a significant retirement savings scheme that is mandatory for all employees in India earning up to Rs 15,000 per month. Another convenient option is to use the UMANG application, also known as the "m-Sewa app of EPFO." Here's how: Open the UMANG application and look for "EPFO" under "Employee Centric Services" on the home screen. …

EPFO website still down? Here's how to check your PF balance
1 year, 11 months ago

EPFO website still down? Here's how to check your PF balance

Hindustan Times  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organization's web portal service, which allows subscribers to access their e-passbook, continues to face technical glitches, preventing users from checking their account balance. How to check PF balance when EPFO website down: Try missed call or sms method There are, however, additional options to check your PF balance, including as the Umang App/web, missed calls, and …

Can't access e-passbook facility on EPFO website? Check these simple options
1 year, 11 months ago

Can't access e-passbook facility on EPFO website? Check these simple options

India Today  

The e-passbook facility on the Employees Provident Fund Organisation website continues to remain erratic for some users and they have not been able to access it. While the technical glitch seems to have been rectified, many users are still facing issues with accessing their passbooks through the website due to issues related to the server. Members who are still facing …

PF account balance: Four easy ways to check
2 years ago

PF account balance: Four easy ways to check

India Today  

EPF, or Employees' Provident Fund, is more commonly known as PF. BY GIVING A MISSED CALL: Give a missed call to 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number to inquire about your EPF balance. BY SENDING AN SMS: From the registered mobile number, send an SMS — EPFOHO UAN — to 7738299899 to check the PF balance. Step 4: Click on …

EPFO: Four ways to check EPF balances, including one without UAN number
2 years ago

EPFO: Four ways to check EPF balances, including one without UAN number

India TV News  

One of India's best social security systems for workers in many industries is the Employees' Provident Fund Organization. EPF balance checks can be done both online and offline in a number of ways: Missed call People who have registered on the UAN website can retrieve their EPFO account details by dialling 9966044425 on their registered cellphone for a missed call. …

Tech tips: How to check PF passbook balance online or via SMS
2 years, 1 month ago

Tech tips: How to check PF passbook balance online or via SMS

India Today  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation issues the e-passbook i.e EPF passbook to Provident Fund account holders. How to download EPF passbook online - Visit the EPFO portal - Next click on the "For Employees" option in the menu bar and select "Member Passbook". How to check EPF passbook balance through SMS To check EPF passbook balance through SMS make sure …

Update your KYC details on EPFO portal. Here's a step-by-step guide
2 years, 1 month ago

Update your KYC details on EPFO portal. Here's a step-by-step guide

Hindustan Times  

To check their personal details and Employees' Provident Fund balance on the EPF portal with the Universal Account Number, employees should update their Know Your Customer details registered with the Employees' Provident Fund Organization. They should also update their bank account details on the EPFO portal. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to update the Know Your Customer details on …

Check PF Balance Online: 4 Ways To Know Your PF Balance On Mobile
2 years, 1 month ago

Check PF Balance Online: 4 Ways To Know Your PF Balance On Mobile

News 18  

The provident fund scheme provided by the government is one of the largest social security initiatives in India for people engaged in various industries. EPF Scheme 1952, Pension Scheme 1995 and Insurance Scheme 1976 are the three schemes of the government which cover employees under the PF and pension coverage. SMS UAN activated members can know their latest PF contribution …

How to check PF balance without UAN
2 years, 11 months ago

How to check PF balance without UAN

India Today  

PF is the popular name for EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund. Members of the EPFO can check their balance without a UAN by visiting the official website of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization. Check here the step-by-step guide to check your PF account balance without UAN. HERE IS HOW TO CHECK EPF BALANCE CHECK WITHOUT UAN: Log in at the …

How to check PF details via UMANG mobile app: Check details
3 years ago

How to check PF details via UMANG mobile app: Check details

India Today  

PF is the popular name for EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund. The UMANG mobile application is a government app where citizens can get access to government public schemes including Employees’Provident Fund Organisation. Users who want to check their EPF details through the app should make sure to activate their UAN and register their mobile number. Check here the step-by-step guide …

PF Update: EPF Interest Credited. How to Check EPF Balance With UAN, Without UAN
3 years, 4 months ago

PF Update: EPF Interest Credited. How to Check EPF Balance With UAN, Without UAN

News 18  

Days after giving sanction to increased interest rates in provident fund account, retirement body Employees Provident Fund Organisation on Monday, November 29, announced that 21.28 crore accounts have been credited with the interest rate of 8.5 per cent for FY 2021-22. How to Check EPFO Balance via EPFO Member e-Sewa Portal You will be able to check your PF balance …

EPFO likely to credit interest for 2020-21 in accounts of over six crore subscribers; rate still at 8.5%
3 years, 5 months ago

EPFO likely to credit interest for 2020-21 in accounts of over six crore subscribers; rate still at 8.5%

Firstpost  

The finance ministry is expected to give its seal of approval to the decision soon The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is expected to credit the interest declared for the financial year 2020-21 in the accounts of six crore subscribers around Diwali, according to media reports. The move is set to bring some festive cheer to the salaried class, as the …

PF Interest: 6 Cr likely to Get 8.5% Interest before Diwali. How to Check EPF Balance
3 years, 5 months ago

PF Interest: 6 Cr likely to Get 8.5% Interest before Diwali. How to Check EPF Balance

News 18  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization will likely to credit the interest on provident fund deposits for the financial year 2020-21 soon. The retirement body kept the interest rate unchanged on the provident fund deposits at 8.5 per cent for the financial year 2020-21. In March, 2020, the central government introduced a special provision under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana which …

PF Latest Update: Forgot EPFO UAN? How to Retrieve it Online via epfindia.gov.in
3 years, 5 months ago

PF Latest Update: Forgot EPFO UAN? How to Retrieve it Online via epfindia.gov.in

News 18  

The Unique Identification Number issued by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is a 12-digit code that can be used by account holders to check their provident fund balance and other such EPF details. – Enter your 10 digit mobile number linked with your EPFO account and enter captcha code as shown in the box for verification – Enter the OTP …

Want to create a UAN number online? Here's a quick guide
3 years, 7 months ago

Want to create a UAN number online? Here's a quick guide

India Today  

Universal Account Number is a unique identification number provided to the members of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation. Since all the important services are now operated online, UAN allows a Provident Fund account holder to access their services, such as withdrawal, checking EPF balance without depending on the employer and it has also made the process of obtaining the PF …

EPFO to credit EPF interest for FY2020-21 at 8.50%; here's how you can check your PF balance
3 years, 8 months ago

EPFO to credit EPF interest for FY2020-21 at 8.50%; here's how you can check your PF balance

India Today  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organization has decided to retain the EPF interest rate at 8.5 percent for the fiscal year 2020-21, despite the losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. Steps to check PF balance online Step 1: Visit the official site of EPFO at https://www.epfindia.gov.in. How to check PF balance through missed call To avail of this service, the mobile …

PF Interest: 6 Crore likely to Get 8.5% Interest by Month-end. How to Check EPF Balance
3 years, 8 months ago

PF Interest: 6 Crore likely to Get 8.5% Interest by Month-end. How to Check EPF Balance

News 18  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization will likely to credit the interest on provident fund deposits for the financial year 2020-21 soon, according to reports. The retirement body kept the interest rate unchanged on the provident fund deposits at 8.5 per cent for the financial year 2020-21. In March, 2020, the central government introduced a special provision under Pradhan Mantri Garib …

PF Balance Check: How to Check EPF Account Balance Online, via SMS, Missed Call
3 years, 9 months ago

PF Balance Check: How to Check EPF Account Balance Online, via SMS, Missed Call

News 18  

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, a social security organisation managed by the government of India, has made it really easy for users to check their EPF balance and access other information related to their provident fund. To check your EPF balance, you need to send “EPFOHO UAN LAN” to 7738299899 as an SMS from your registered mobile number. Once the SMS …

PF Balance: Easy Ways to Check EPF Account Balance Online, via SMS And Missed Call
3 years, 10 months ago

PF Balance: Easy Ways to Check EPF Account Balance Online, via SMS And Missed Call

News 18  

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, a social security organisation managed by the government of India, has made it really easy for users to check their EPF balance and access other information related to their provident fund. To check your EPF balance, you need to send “EPFOHO UAN LAN” to 7738299899 as an SMS from your registered mobile number. Once the SMS …

PF Account Holders: Here's How You Can Check your EPF Balance Without UAN
3 years, 10 months ago

PF Account Holders: Here's How You Can Check your EPF Balance Without UAN

News 18  

The Employee Provident Fund has monthly contribution made by both employee and employer in the context of salary deductions at a defined rate. One such latest offering is to be able to check your PF and EPFO balance even without Universal Account Number. After logging in they have to follow a set of simple steps to check their EPF balance …

How to check PF account balance: Here are four simple ways
3 years, 10 months ago

How to check PF account balance: Here are four simple ways

India Today  

PF is the popular name for EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund. To check EPF balance, make sure that the employer has activated your Universal Account Number. By giving a missed call You can inquire about your EPF balance by giving a missed call to 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number. By sending an SMS The PF balance can be checked …

Forgot UAN? Here Are Steps To Check PF Balance Or Withdraw Money Without The Number
3 years, 11 months ago

Forgot UAN? Here Are Steps To Check PF Balance Or Withdraw Money Without The Number

ABP News  

One of the many saving instruments which is also considered the most reliable retirement-focused reserve is the Provident Fund or PF account. READ: Second Covid Wave Could Cause 'Greater Uncertainty', Says Niti Aayog Official As per the PF withdrawal norms, an EPF account subscriber can opt for withdrawal in certain conditions such as job loss, repayment of a home loan, …

PF balance can be checked without UAN number — here is how
3 years, 11 months ago

PF balance can be checked without UAN number — here is how

Live Mint  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has been taking various steps to make the Provident Fund investments more transparent for the EPFO members. In the last few years, EPFO has made adaptation in its system in such a way that the EPFO subscribers can now check their PF or EPF balance without the UAN number. How to do PF balance check …

Want to Know Your PF Account Balance? Here's How to Check
3 years, 11 months ago

Want to Know Your PF Account Balance? Here's How to Check

News 18  

Employees Provident Fund is a mode of saving where both the employee and the employer contribute an equal amount. Those who want to know or check their EPF or account balance can do so in very simple ways like via SMS, by giving a missed call, or can visit the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation website. Check Provident Fund balance via …

How to check PF balance without UAN, check details here
4 years ago

How to check PF balance without UAN, check details here

India Today  

PF is the popular name for EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund. Members of the EPFO can check their balance without a UAN by visiting the official website of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization. Check here the step-by-step guide to check your PF account balance without UAN. Here is how to check EPF balance check without UAN: Log in at the …

How to log in to EPFO members portal: Step-by-step guide
4 years, 1 month ago

How to log in to EPFO members portal: Step-by-step guide

India Today  

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is a statutory body under the Employees’ Provident Fund Act, 1956. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has introduced the Universal Account Number for members. The UAN is a unique number assigned to every EPFO member who contributes to the Employees’ Provident Fund scheme. How to log in to the EPFO members portal: Go to the EPFO …

How to Access and Download PF Details Using UMANG App?
4 years, 1 month ago

How to Access and Download PF Details Using UMANG App?

News 18  

The Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance provides access to various customer-centred facilities like Employees’ Provident Fund, PAN, Aadhaar, Digilocker, making utility bill payments, among others. The PF balance can be checked in four different ways – SMS, missed call, Umang app and on EPFO official website. To check your PF balance, select ‘view passbook’ under the ‘Employee Centric Services’ …

Want to Change Mobile Number and Activate UAN on EPFO Portal? Here is How to Do it
4 years, 1 month ago

Want to Change Mobile Number and Activate UAN on EPFO Portal? Here is How to Do it

News 18  

The Universal Account Number is a 12 digit unique number assigned to every member of the Employee Provident Fund Organisation who contributes to the Employees’ Provident Fund scheme. By following the below-mentioned steps one can easily activate the UAN online on EPFO portal: Step 1: You will first need to visit the EPF member portal by clicking – https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/ Step …

How to update EPFO KYC details online: Check details here
4 years, 2 months ago

How to update EPFO KYC details online: Check details here

India Today  

EPFO gives the facility for the account holders to update their KYC details online on the UAN EPFO portal hassle-free. One can update or change KYC details on the EPFO Member portal by visiting the EPFO UAN Portal. Check here the step-by-step guide to update EPFO KYC details online. Here is how to update EPFO KYC details online: Visit the …

How to check PF details via UMANG mobile app: Check details
4 years, 2 months ago

How to check PF details via UMANG mobile app: Check details

India Today  

PF is the popular name for EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund. The UMANG mobile application is a government app where citizens can get access to government public schemes including Employees’Provident Fund Organisation. Users who want to check their EPF details through the app should make sure to activate their UAN and register their mobile number. Check here the step-by-step guide …

How to Check Your PF Balance: Steps Inside
4 years, 3 months ago

How to Check Your PF Balance: Steps Inside

News 18  

The Employees Provident Fund is a mandatory retirement savings scheme that guarantees tax-free returns. One can check the EPF balance through the Umang app, via SMS, on the EPFO website and by giving a missed call. Now tap on ‘View passbook’ to check your balance. To check your account status and balance online, visit EPFC’s official website www.epfindia.gov.in. If you …

UAN Registration: How to activate mobile number in EPF account online
4 years, 3 months ago

UAN Registration: How to activate mobile number in EPF account online

India Today  

EPFO has made provisions for its members to register their mobile number in EPFO’s database online through the EPF member portal in a few clicks. It is also very easy to change mobile number in an EPF account by visiting the UAN member portal. The UAN is a unique number assigned to every EPFO member who contributes to the Employees’ …

How to Log Into EPFO Using Your UAN
4 years, 4 months ago

How to Log Into EPFO Using Your UAN

News 18  

The Universal Account Number has become an essential part of the the Employee Provident Fund services, which are now easily accessible online. The UAN is a 12-digit account number allotted by the EPFO to every employee and it remains the same for he/she for his entire life, irrespective of how many jobs he changes. Your UAN number will then be …

How to check PF balance?
4 years, 8 months ago

How to check PF balance?

Live Mint  

Employees Provident Fund is a savings tool that gives guaranteed tax-free returns. You can now check your EPF balance via SMS, by giving a missed call, and the EPFO website. Check PF balance via SMS EPFO members having a universal account number and registered on the EPFO portal can SMS to 7738299899 by typing EPFOHO UAN ENG. Check PF balance …

Now employees can generate UAN from EPFO portal directly, no need to depend on employers
5 years, 4 months ago

Now employees can generate UAN from EPFO portal directly, no need to depend on employers

Firstpost  

Now, any worker can obtain UAN directly on EPFO website which enrolls them for PF, pension and life insurance benefits and a worker will not have to depend on his or her employer for getting the UAN. New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO on Friday launched a facility for formal sector workers to obtain universal account number online without depending …

EPF interest to get credited soon. How to check PF balance online
5 years, 6 months ago

EPF interest to get credited soon. How to check PF balance online

Live Mint  

Retirement fund body EPFO or Employees' Provident Fund Organisation will soon credit interest for the year 2018-19. News agency Press Trust of India, citing sources, said that the government has approved 8.65% interest rate for EPF for 2018-19, which will now be credited into the accounts of over 6 crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO. You can check your …

No need to file transfer of EPF claims on job change, process to become automated from next fiscal
6 years ago

No need to file transfer of EPF claims on job change, process to become automated from next fiscal

Firstpost  

This will enable the employee to get the credits of his EPF contribution during his previous tenure with old employer into his or her UAN automatically New Delhi: Subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO would not require to file employee provident fund transfer claims on changing jobs from the next fiscal as the process would be made automated, according to …

Here’s how to find your PF UAN number
6 years, 9 months ago

Here’s how to find your PF UAN number

Live Mint  

Over the past couple of years, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has worked towards making its services available online. One important element in all the online processes of EPFO is having an active Universal Account Number or UAN. The concept behind UAN is to have one account number for one subscriber, irrespective of the number of employers that the subscriber …

From UAN to PF account seeding with Aadhaar, EPFO will provide all its services on smartphones
7 years, 3 months ago

From UAN to PF account seeding with Aadhaar, EPFO will provide all its services on smartphones

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Retirement funds manager EPFO has its plate full, going into the next year – from full digitisation to Aadhaar seeding, with the sole purpose of making service delivery better for its nearly 4.6 crore users. Keen on service overhaul, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation looks to start with linking of provident fund accounts with biometric identifier Aadhaar and …

PF portabilty soon: EPFO to provide Universal Account Numbers by 15 Oct
10 years, 8 months ago

PF portabilty soon: EPFO to provide Universal Account Numbers by 15 Oct

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO hasdecided to work in mission mode to provide portable UniversalAccount Number to contributing members initially and seed itwith KYCs like Aadhaar and PAN to make it more secure. According to the office order, the Labour Ministry hascommitted that the seeding of KYCs to the UAN number would becompleted by 15 October, 2014.EPFO has constituted …

EPFO to allot universal numbers by Oct 15
10 years, 11 months ago

EPFO to allot universal numbers by Oct 15

The Hindu  

Retirement fund body EPFO will provide permanent or universal account numbers on the pattern of core banking services to its over five crore active subscribers by October 15 this year. According to EPFO officials, the UAN will help reduce the workload of the EPFO to a great extent as it receives over 12 lakh claims annually for transfer of PF …

EPFO to provide permanent number from October
11 years ago

EPFO to provide permanent number from October

The Hindu  

Retirement fund body EPFO will start providing permanent account numbers on the pattern of core banking services to its over five crore subscribers from October this year. Permanent or universal account number will facilitate subscribers to avoid filing PF account transfer claims on changing jobs. The official said that a large number of subscribers choose to close their PF and …

EPFO working on new universal number
11 years, 6 months ago

EPFO working on new universal number

The Hindu  

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation on Monday said they are working on a universal number system for its four-crore active subscribers. The universal provident fund number for an employee would be like a bank account number, which would not get changed if the person shifts jobs as well as locations. Mr. Jalan said this time the organisation was working on various …

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