What is EPF? How to check PF Balance?

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What is EPF?

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a savings scheme, launched under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Act, 1952.  It is maintained and managed by the Central Board of Trustees consisting of representatives from three parties - Government, Employer / Company, and Employees.  The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) assists the activities of this board.  The EPFO ​​comes directly under the government's jurisdiction and is managed by the Ministry of Labor and Employment.

The basic objective of the EPF scheme is to encourage various employees across the country to save, which they can use after retirement.  The Employees Provident Fund or EPF is a fund to which the employer/company and its employees regularly contribute on a monthly basis.  Both the employer/company and the employee contribute 12% of the employee's salary (basic salary + dearness allowance) to the EPF.  

On this contribution, interest accrues at a fixed rate determined by the EPFO.  The total deposit as well as the amount of interest received on the deposit is completely tax-free.  That is, the employee can withdraw the fund without paying any tax on the fund.

If the employee dies, the employee's nominee or legal heir may withdraw the fund amount or withdraw it even after the employee resigns.

How to Check PF Balance?

If you are having any kind of difficulty in accessing the EPF account, then here are four easy ways to get information about it.  These methods are like this.

• You can get PF balance information only through missed calls.
• You can get this information from the official website of EPF.
• You can get PF balance information through SMS.
• You can get PF balance information through the UMANG app.

Employee Provident Fund (EPF) includes being an employee of any institution and depositing money on behalf of the institution.  In this, 12 percent of the employee's salary is deposited in EPF and 12 percent is contributed by the employer, of which 3. 67 percent is deposited in EPF and 8. 33% in EPS.  To know the details of all these, one has to go to the Employees Provident Fund account.  If you are having any kind of problem accessing the EPF account, then you are going to elaborate on the easy ways to get information about it.  First of all, know how to check PF balance through missed calls.

How to get PF balance information through a missed calls?

If you want to get PF balance information through a missed call, then the user has to make a missed call from their registered mobile number on 011-22901406.  When you call, the call will be cut automatically.  After this, a message will come from the EPFO, in which information about the PF balance will be received.

How to check PF balance from EPF website?

If you want to get the PF balance information from the official website, then for this you must first go to https://passbook.epfindia.gov.in/MemberPassBook/Login.

Here you have to enter your UAN ID and password in the given space.  Then you have to click on Download / View Passbook.  Here, after clicking on the PF account, you will get information according to every month.

How to Check PF Balance via SMS?

You can get PF balance information very easily by sending SMS from mobile too.  For this, users have to send a message by writing 'EPFOHO UAN LAN' to 7738299899 from their registered mobile number.  After leaving the message easily, a message will come on the user's registered mobile number, which will get the PF account information.

How to check PF balance from the UMANG app

The UMANG app is also known as the Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance.  The app was launched by the central government to track multiple government services simultaneously, including EPF.  The app is available in 12 languages ​​including Hindi and English.  If you want to check the balance in the Umang app, you will have to go to EPFO.  Then go to Employee Centric Services.  Next, click on View Passbook and log in with UAN to view the passbook.

The most important thing is that there is no need to enter a password in it. OTP arrives after entering the UAN.  After this, the passbook will appear upon re-entering that OTP.

If you want to download the Umang app on your Android phone, then for this you have to first go to the Google Play Store and then type Umang.  After this click on install and wait for the app to download.

Once the app is downloaded, register for it.  At the same time, if you are an Apple user, you can download this app by going to the Apple App Store.

Users can access these EPF services through the UMANG App.

Once you go to the EPFO ​​section in the UMANG App, users can avail themselves of this kind of service.  In the Employee Centric Services view passbook, the employee can view the transactions (deposits and withdrawals) in the form of current and previous institutions.

Form 10C (Pension Withdrawal Benefit): An employee can withdraw the amount deposited under EPS without leaving the job without being eligible for EPS pension.

Form 19 (PF File Settlement): An employee can withdraw the amount deposited under EPF without leaving the job.  Track Claim: After the claim is made, the employee can track it.

Any employer registered under EPFO ​​can use his Establishment ID to get the EPF contribution information for that financial year.  You can find any establishment registered under EPFO ​​by going to the Generic Services section, all you have to do is enter the Establishment name and code.  If you are looking for the EPFO ​​office near you, you can also find it by the name of State and District.

Apart from this, you can also get the information of the EPF account from your registered mobile number by giving an SMS or missed call on 011-22901406.  The first is to download the Umang app from the Google Play Store or Apple Play Store.

After downloading the app, to create your profile, enter personal information such as name, mobile number, and age, etc.  Apart from this, the user will also get the option to upload their profile photo.  Apart from this, users can also link their Aadhaar numbers and can also link other social media accounts.

After creating the profile, you can log in and go to the 'Sort and Filter' section to browse through the service and category.  Go to the search option to see the service.

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How to check PF?

• You can also check the balance of your PF account through missed calls.
• You have to call +911122901406 from your registered mobile number.
• After making a missed call, you will get information about the PF account balance via SMS.

How to view PF online?

You can go directly to the page by clicking on https://passbook.epfindia.gov.in/MemberPassBook/Login.jsp.  To see the passbook, it is necessary that the institute has activated your UAN.  If your UAN is active, then log in with the password.  After this, you can check the balance of the passbook.

What is the PF check number?

To know your PF balance from EPFO, the member has to give a missed call on 011-22901406 from his registered mobile number.  Soon after, the message of PF balance will come on your mobile.  In which you can see the complete detail.  This is a toll-free number so it will be free.

What is EPFO?

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a savings scheme that was launched under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Act, 1952.  ... The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) assists it in the activities of this board.  The EPFO ​​operates directly under the jurisdiction of the government and is managed by the Ministry of Labor and Employment.

How to view the PF passbook?

Check passbook like this-

• To check the passbook, go to the official website of EPFO.
• Click on the E-Passbook option here.
• To log in, you have to fill in the UAN number, password, and captcha.
• After which you will have your PF account passbook in front.
• You can download it as well as view it.

How to create a PF account password?

• Once you know the password, how to create a new password Change password after your login UAN
• Put the old password in the empty box in front of the Old Password.
• In the empty box in front of the New Password, enter the new password.
• Put the new password again in the box in front of Confirm New Password.

How many digits is the PF number?

The UAN number has to be activated from the EPF account, it is a permanent unique number, the UAN number does not change when the job is changed or left. This is a unique 12-digit number, from this number, you can extract complete details from the PF account.

What is uan number?

The full name of UAN is Universal Account Number. UAN Number is of 12 digits which are given to PF account holders which are provided by EPFO ​​(Employee Provident Fund Organization).

How to know PF number from Aadhaar Card?

Step 1. First of all, you have to log on to the EPFO ​​website www.epfindia.gov.in.

Step 2. After this, you have to click on Online Services >> e-KYC Portal >> link UAN aadhaar.

Step 3. By going here, you have to upload your UAN number and registered mobile number from your UAN account.

How to remove PF from mobile?

Online PF Withdrawal Process

• First of all, you have to search on Google UAN EPFO ​​or you can go directly to the EPFO ​​website (click here)
• After that, the web page of the UAN Member will open.
• Then you have to enter the UAN number and your password and finally, the captcha code has to be filled in and then logged in.

What is EPFO ​​Assistant?

EPFO Assistant Recruitment Notification 2020 - Learn full details for EPFO ​​Assistant here!  The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) is one of the largest organizations, responsible for the supervision and care of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), which will soon issue a notification to fill their vacancies for various posts.

What is an EPFO ​​officer?

UPSC EPFO ​​Salary 2020 - Work and Profile

Duties of Enforcement Officer / Accounts Officer include enforcement, recovery, accounting, administration cash, legal, pension, and computer work.  ... It is a desk job, and the selected candidates will be posted in regional EPFO ​​offices located in different cities across the country.

What is an EPF account?

Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

The account is regulated by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).  Every employee has his own provident fund account.  In this, a certain portion is deducted from your salary.  Also, an equal share is added to this account on behalf of the employer.

How to check PF from the UAN number?

Even if you do not have a UAN number, you can check the balance of your PF account, for this, you can check something like this by typing EPFOHO UAN HIN from your registered mobile number 7738299899 and sending it to the same number if you want to know the information in Hindi.  If there is a message after some are sent, a message will come on the mobile, all the information will be mentored in it.

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