Provident Fund is a retirement scheme for salaried individuals. It is a fund scheme wherein both employer and the employee make an equal contribution every month. Usually, the contribution both have to make is 12% of the basic salary and DA, every month. The employee can benefit from this investment upon retirement. However, an employee can liquidate the fund when employed, subject to certain terms and conditions. You can check EPF online for claim and withdrawal status.
Here, we will inform you how to check online PF balance and its frequently asked questions.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) is a statutory body. It comes under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. To claim Provident Fund, a request has to be raised to EPFO. On requesting the PPF withdrawal, you may not get to know the PF status of requisition soon. Thus, you can follow the EPF balance inquiry online process rather, wherein you have to provide the following information:
Step 1: Visit the EPFO portal and access the tab, ‘Our Services’. Select ‘For Employees’ from the dropdown.
Step 2: Under ‘Service’, click ‘Know Your Claim Status’.
Step 3: Provide your UAN. Enter the details in the ‘captcha’ field, as shown in the captcha image.
Step 4: : Enter the state where your PF office is based in. From the dropdown menu now select the PF office. Provide the establishment’s code and your Provident Fund account number.
Step 5: Click ‘Submit’ and get the status of your PF claim, promptly.
You will receive an SMS alert on a mobile number linked to the account. The alert will be sent on receipt of the claim application, PPF balance check number, and on the transfer of funds to your bank account. The SMS includes your account number and the total PPF balance check.
Here are the FAQs:
If you wish to take out money from your EPF account, then you can go for either full or partial withdrawal. The withdrawal’s reason should meet the criteria set by the EPFO. The right type of PF withdrawal form will depend on the reason for withdrawal, your employment status, and age. Along with the form, you will have to provide your Aadhaar details and UAN number.
After downloading the UMANG App on your mobile phone, do the following:
There are ways to check EPF status offline as well. You can do so through a missed call on 011-22901406. This is a toll-free number. But you have to give a missed call from your registered mobile number. Once you hear a ring, the call will get disconnected on its own. After this, you will receive the EPF claim status and details through an SMS.
Remember that to avail of this facility, your KYC should be completed with UAN. Also, this facility is for those who already have an activated mobile number on the unified portal of UAN. The KYC procedure will require you to link Aadhaar and PAN numbers with your bank account number.
Another offline way to check the EPF status is by sending an SMS to 7738299899 through your registered mobile number with EPFO. On doing so, you will see the details of the claim status. Also, in doing so, you will see the details of the claim status. Also, you will get to know the balance details with the last PF contribution.
The SMS format - ‘EPFOHO UAN LAN’ indicated that UAN is the Universal Account Number. ‘LAN’ is the language code for the language you want the details in. Some of the language codes are mentioned below:
