EPFO: How to check EPF Balance via SMS
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Indialends, 20 Sep 2025

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How to check EPF balance through SMS

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-

  • Firstly, the members will have to open the messaging app on their smartphone.
  • Now, type "EPFOHO UAN" and send it to 7738299899 via your registered mobile number.
  • The facility is available in 10 languages - English (default), Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali.
  • If you want to receive an SMS in any other language, add the first three characters of the preferred language.
  • You will then receive details such as- Name of the PF account holder, Date of birth, Last contribution made by both employer and employee, the total balance in the PF account.

List of Language Code to Request PF Balance


English
ENG
Bengali
BEN
Hindi
HIN
Marathi
MAR
Gujarati
GUJ
Malayalam
MAL
Punjabi
PUN
Telugu
TEL
TamilTAM

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.




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