Ways to check EPF balance via Mobiles

Employee Provident Fund - EPF is where employer’s contribution of 12 per cent of basic salary every month. One need not file any paper or visit the government office now. Here are more ways to find out the balance in your EFP account :-

Missed Call :- 

EPF balance can be retrieved by a missed call on 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number. Post missed call, you will receive an SMS containing the information about the EPF balance in your account. The details on PF number, Name, Date of birth, EPF balance and your last contribution are also sent.

An SMS :-

EPF sends the details of your contribution and the PF balance if you send an SMS to 7738299899. The SMS needs to be sent at EPFOHO UAN ENG. ENG represents the first three character of the language in which the message is required to be sent. The message facility is available in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali. In order to receive the message conveying your EPF balance, you should have an activated UAN and it should be seeded with your Bank account number, PAN and Aadhaar number.

UMANG app :-

Unified Mobile Application for new-age governance is a freeware mobile app developed through the initiatives of the Government of India. Apart from multiple other services, employees can view their PF balance with the help of Umang app. One needs to complete a one-time registration using the mobile number. Using the app, one can view the EPF passbook, raise a claim and even track claim using the app.

EPFO app :-

Install EPFO app, called m-EPF, directly on your smartphones to check the EPF balance. Nowadays, there are multiple apps available to check the EPF balance. Click on “Member”, then on “Balance/passbook” after the app is downloaded. You need to provide your UAN and the registered mobile number for the app to fetch the balance. However, there is a limitation of EPF transfer and withdrawal through this app owing to its simplicity.