The Provident Fund (PF) account holders can check their balance easily with the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) SMS alerts. However, this facility can be used only by those people who have UAN Account Number and have registered their mobile number during UAN activation. A UAN, generated for every provident fund contributing member, acts as an umbrella for the multiple member IDs allotted to an individual by different establishments.
The process to check EPF balance through SMS Service-
You need to follow the below-mentioned process to check EPF Balance via an SMS Facility-
List of Language Code to Request PF Balance
English | ENG |
Bengali | BEN |
Hindi | HIN |
Marathi | MAR |
Gujarati | GUJ |
Malayalam | MAL |
Punjabi | PUN |
Telugu | TEL |
Tamil | TAM |
Benefits of using SMS Service
There are multiple ways through which an EPF member can check his/her PF balance such as missed call, through UMANG App, EPFO website. Among every other method, SMS is the easiest one. It is hassle-free and less time-consuming. Using this facility, one can instantly know about their present PF Balance. This is the reason why EPFO has launched the SMS service to facilitate its customers in accessing information related to their PF accounts.