The EPF balance can be checked online on the member’s website as mentioned earlier. However, what if you are in a situation where you do not have any online access and just have your phone in hand, but need to check your EPF balance desperately. The EPFO has come with the solution. It is simply an SMS that allows you to check your EPF balance on SMS.
| EPF Balance SMS Request To | 7738299899 |
| SMS Format(Eg) | EPFOHO UAN |
| Language Supported | English, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Bengali |
| 24/7 Support | Yes |
For initial users, you would require to login to EPFO provide and provide details. As of October 2015, EPFO has also started balancechecking facility of EPF through cell phones. This means that there is no requirement of logging in to EPFO portal and provide details.
On September 18, 2015 the EPFO also launched the EPF Mobile App, SMS Based UAN Activation and also the Missed Call Service. As mentioned earlier, EPFO launched the UAN (Universal Account Number) advantage for all EPF members. To make the UAN facility more user-friendly, EPFO started SMS based balance-checking facility. Note that this feature can be only used by people who have UAN Account Number and have registered their mobile number during UAN activation. Here are the steps to check EPF balance with SMS and texting.
1. Use the UAN registered mobile number, for sending the text to number 7738299899.
2. The format of the message will be like EPFOHO UAN for receiving the message in English. 3. There is an option to receive texts in 10 vernacular languages (English, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Bengali).
4. Once you send the message, then EPFO will send you, the member details available as well as details of the KYC, last contribution, along with the total EPF balance.
Remember that you may not receive the message in the case that your Aadhaar, PAN and bank account were digitally approved and provided by the employer. Therefore if you do not receive the SMS then contact your current employer immediately.
Process to Check EPF Balance Through SMS
Provident fund is a financial security asset which acts as a stable and a disciplined investment solution for post-retirement needs of employees. Individuals contribute towards PF throughout their employment on a periodic basis, which can either be withdrawn while quitting jobs or during important occasions such as marriages and medical emergencies. For the working class, in both private and public sector, EPF is an idyllic investment solution for retirement corpus. At present, the wage ceiling for coverage under EPFO is Rs.15,000 per month which is likely to be raised in the coming days.
Transfer of provident fund accounts was considered a herculean task by employees as it involved surplus amount of paperwork and EPFO visits. But with the launch of web enabled UAN system, the entire process has become extremely convenient, safe, and secure. Apart from the web portal, EPFO also offers mobile services including app and SMS service.
SMS Service of EPFO
To enhance the convenience of their subscribers, the EPFO has rolled out the SMS facility to carry out few basic EPF processes. Once such process that can be carried out through the SMS facility is checking their PF balance in one’s account. All that the employee needs to do is use his/her UAN registered mobile number and SMS their details in the following format – EPFOHO UAN ENG – to 7738299899. ENG stands for English. Since employees can use the SMS facility in 10 different languages – English, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Bengali. Listed below are the language codes that the customer is required to use in the SMS format when carrying out the request for PF balance.
| Language | Code |
|---|---|
| English | ENG |
| Bengali | BEN |
| Hindi | HIN |
| Marathi | MAR |
| Gujarati | GUJ |
| Malayalam | MAL |
| Punjabi | PUN |
| Telugu | TEL |
| Tamil | TAM |
| Punjabi | PUN |
Once the details have be messaged using the above mentioned codes to 7738299899, the subscriber will receive the following details in the following format:
- Name of the PF account holder
- Date of birth
- Last contribution made by both employer and employee
- Total balance in the PF account
Other Ways to Enquire PF Balance Instantly
Apart from the PF balance SMS service, subscribers of the EPF scheme can check their PF balance via the missed call facility, online on the EPFO member portal, through the UAN app, via the EPF mobile app, or through the UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance) app. Subscribers can follow the steps mentioned for each of the following ways to check their PF balance.
Enquire EPF Balance by Missed Call:
- The subscribers has to ensure that his/her KYC details are integrated with their UAN to carry out this process.
- Using the UAN registered mobile number, the subscriber has to give a missed call to 011-22901406.
- As soon as the subscriber has done that, he/she will receive a message of the PF balance in the account.