EPFO Balance: How to check EPF balance through SMS, missed call? The Employees’ Provident Fund or EPF is a national savings scheme that helps working individuals save sufficient corpus for retirement.
EPFO Balance: How to check EPF balance through SMS, missed call? The Employees’ Provident Fund or EPF is a national savings scheme that helps working individuals save sufficient corpus for retirement. EPFO account is opened for salaried employees by companies or business establishments they are working for. The employee and the company they work for contribute an equal amount towards savings that can be availed upon retirement or after switching jobs.
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EPF passbook check via SMS: Which number to message to use EPFO’s free-of-cost SMS service?
Members registered on the UAN portal can get their details available with EPFO by messaging 7738299899 from the registered mobile number.
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EPF balance check SMS
- Open Messages on your phone and type in EPFOHO followed by your UAN number and the first three letters of your language preference. For instance, you need to type ENG for English.
- Send the message to 7738299899.
- Please note to send the message from the registered mobile number with your UAN. If the SMS is sent from another number, the EPFO will not reveal your PF balance.
How to check EPF balance using missed call
- Give a missed call to 9966044425 from the registered mobile number.
- The EPFO will send your PF balance via text message.
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EPF balance: How to check your UAN?
If one has forgotten his/her UAN, he/she can visit unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in to check the number.
- Click on the ‘Know your UAN’ option on the main page.
- Enter the details required like your EPF account number and member ID.
- An authorisation PIN will be received.
- Enter the PIN.
- The UAN will be sent on your registered mobile number.
- If your UAN has not been activated, you can click on ‘Activate Your UAN’ and follow the steps mentioned by the EPFO.
