Check PF balance instantly via Missed Call
The employees get EPF deposits interest money directly into their PF accounts. It has been seen that PF account users often have trouble getting information of their PF account.
In order to deal with this, now EPFO consumers can know their PF balance through a missed call service from their verified mobile number.
EPFO has also informed this in a tweet, "Get your #PF Balance details by simply sending a missed call on 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number."
How to Check PF Account Balance by giving Missed Call?
This service by EPFO's is free of cost. Any EPFO member can obtain his balance by doing a missed call from their registered mobile number. EPFO account holders can also SMS 7738299899 by writing EPFOHO in the message box of their registered mobile phone if they want optional convenience. The text message should be typed as "EPFOHO UAN". This service is offered in ten different Indian languages. However, this service is not activated yet.
Users can also view their PF balance online on the EPFO website as an option to the missed call service. For this, Users first need to login at the EPFO user site at https://passbook.epfindia.gov.in/MemberPassBook/Login and register themselves. After logging on to EPFO website with your UAN and password, the information of your passbook will be displayed.
Because of Corona pandemic, users have been doing greater withdrawal and lesser contribution, EPFO has kept the rate of interest at only 8.5% for the fiscal year 2020-21.