Before you go through the step-by-step process and learn how to check PF balance online, you need to have a clear idea of what a PF or provident fund account is!
It is a type of retirement savings scheme. Both the employees and employers contribute a portion of the employee's salary to create this fund. As the money accumulates over time, it builds a corpus of funds for their post-retirement, when you are switching jobs or during an emergency. The purpose of this fund is to financially secure employees even when they have stopped earning professionally.
Here’s how to check PF balance on mobile:
This method is available only if you have registered your phone number and done your KYC on the UAN portal. To check your PF balance, all you have to do is give a missed call to 9966044425.
PF balance check facility is available through SMS in 10 languages which include English, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, and Malayalam. By simply texting 'EPFOHO UAN TEL' to 7738299899, you will receive the details of your PF account balance. To get balance details in any other language than English, you have to text the first three letters of the language after UAN. For example, 'EPFOHO UAN HIN TEL' for Hindi, PUN for Punjabi, GUJ for Gujarati, MAR for Marathi, MAL for Malayalam, etc.
If you are wondering how to check PF balance on mobile, here’s the way: first, you have to install the UMANG mobile application and then log into the account using your identification details. From there, you can easily navigate to find out your account status or PF balance.
This is another way you can check your PF balance online. It is through the official government portal EPFO or Employees' Provident Fund Organisation’s website. After a logging in process similar to that of the mobile app, you will be able to find the balance details you need.
Your Universal Account Number (UAN) is a unique identification number, which acts to confirm your identification for your PF account services. Hence, you have to make sure that the employer has activated your UAN. Another thing to note is that your UAN will not change regardless of the company employing you.
Once you know your UAN is activated, go to the EPFO portal. Click on 'Our Services' in the top blue menu. It will open a list of drop-down options. Select the option which says 'For Employees' from there.
Under services, click on member services.
Enter your UAN, and password and do your CAPTCHA verification, to log into the PF account.
The welcome screen will be displayed.
Below at the bottom of the page, you will see 'Select Member ID'. Upon clicking it, you will see another drop down menu with your ID.
Your PF details will be on the screen. You may also take a softcopy of the passbook by clicking on the ‘Download Passbook’ option.
Here’s how to check your PF balance on mobile:
First, you have to download the UMANG app from Google Play Store or App Store and ensure your UAN is activated.
Either in the search bar or in the ‘All Services’ tab, you will find EPFO listed as one of the options. Click on it.
You will see all the contact details of EPFO.
Open EPFO and log into the PF account using your UAN and OTP.
As explained, you have multiple ways to check your EPF balance. You can access it through call and a text message, or use the UMANG app or the EPFO website to check your PF balance with your UAN number.
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The PF in the PF account stands for provident fund. It serves as a retirement savings that ensures financial security of the employees.
The UAN or Universal Account Number is a 12-digit universal number issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). It needs to be activated by the employer, and members can use their Aadhaar number to find out their UAN.
You have to download the UMANG app from the App Store/Google Play. It is a single platform for all Indian Citizens to access pan-India e-Gov services.
You can check your PF balance by giving me a missed call on 9966044425, texting 'EPFOHO UAN TEL' to 7738299899, or using EPFO portals (website or UMANG app.)
