Employee Provident Fund: How to check EPF balance online, withdraw PF money, and more

Individuals can easily access all the information regarding their PF account on their laptops or mobile.

• By Nishalika Shrivastava -
Published On: June 10, 2021

EPF balance check: Employee Provident Fund (EPF) is one of the best social security net options available for salaried individuals. It is managed by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), which is one of the world's largest social security organisations with members from across the organized sectors in India. Individuals can easily access and manage all the information regarding their PF account on their laptop or mobile. If you have an EPF account, you can get all the information within minutes from the comfort of your home or office. In this article, we will tell you about EPF login, how to check PF balance, know about PF claim status, manage PF withdrawal online, how to get EPF passbook easily within minutes, and more.

How to check PF balance online (with/without UAN number)?

There are a number of options available for PF balance check with UAN number - UMANG App, EPFO Member e-Sewa portal, SMS, missed call, and UAN portal. For PF balance check, it is not necessary to have a Universal Account Number (UAN) as you can do so even without a UAN number.

PF balance check using UMANG App

For PF balance check, you can use the UMANG App (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) that was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). This app is a single platform to access different government services, such as Aadhaar and EPF details. For PF balance check follow these steps:

• Download the UMANG App from Google Play Store, App Store, or Windows Store.
• Install and launch the app by choosing your preferred language. Then, complete the one-time registration and mobile number verification.
• For PF balance check, look for the EPFO option under Employee Centric Services on the homepage and then click on ‘View Passbook'.
• You then have to enter your UAN and click on ‘Get OTP'.
• After receiving the OTP on the registered mobile number, enter the same and click on ‘Login' and follow the subsequent steps to see your passbook on-screen and EPF balance.

PF balance check using EPFO portal

Apart from the app, you can also check the PF balance on the EPFO portal by following the below-mentioned steps.

• Open www.epfindia.gov.in.
• Under ‘Services' click on ‘For Employees'.
• On this webpage, click on ‘Member Passbook' under ‘Services'.
• It will take you to the ‘Sign In | EPF Passbook & Claim Status' login page, wherein you need to enter UAN, password, and Captcha, and click on ‘Login'.
• Then click on ‘Select Member ID' and thereafter, check the PF balance by selecting ‘View Passbook'.

For PF balance check using EPFO portal, the account must be tagged with your UAN. Please note that the passbook will not be available if you are a member of an exempted establishment or trust. In this case, you will have to contact your employer for PF balance check.

PF balance check via SMS

For PF balance check via SMS, you need to send SMS ‘EPFOHO UAN LAN' to 7738299899.

LAN is the preferred language option in which you wish to receive the details. Type the first three letters of the preferred language option (LAN). Presently, the language options available are English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.

If the PF is managed by an exempted establishment or a private trust, then you need to contact your employer as the EPF contribution goes to the company-managed trust and not to the Employees' Provident Fund Organization. EPFO provides no passbook facility for an exempted establishment or a private trust.

PF balance check via Missed Call

For PF balance check, you can give a missed call on 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number. Thereafter, you will receive an SMS providing details of your PF balance.

PF balance check on UAN portal

For PF balance check online, easily access your EPF passbook on the UAN portal by using these steps:

• Visit UAN website https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/.
• Enter UAN, password, and captcha, and click on ‘Sign in'.
• Click on ‘View' and select ‘Passbook'. (This will take you to the member passbook application).
• Enter UAN, password, and Captcha, and click on ‘Login'.
• Then click on ‘Select Member ID' and thereafter, ‘View Passbook' for PF balance check.

PF balance check without UAN

Don't have UAN? Worry not as PF balance check can also be done online without the UAN by following these simple steps:

• Open www.epfindia.gov.in.
• Click on 'Click Here to Know your EPF Balance'.
• You will be directed to a new page, where you need to click on ‘Member Balance Information'.
• Select your state and then enter your PF account number, name, and registered mobile number.
• Click on ‘Submit' to see the PF balance displayed on screen.

How to check PF claim status online?

For PF claim status, you can use the UMANG App (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) that was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to streamline e-Gov services. If you don't have the app, you can check PF claim status online on EPFO portal and UAN portal.

PF claim status using UMANG App

You can easily find your PF claim status on your mobile using the UMANG App by following these steps:

• Download the UMANG App from Google Play Store, App Store, or Windows Store.
• Once downloaded, install and launch the app by choosing your preferred language.
• Then, complete the one-time registration and mobile number verification.
• For PF claim status, look for Employee Centric Services on the EPFO page and then click on ‘Track Claim'.

PF claim status using EPFO portal

You can easily find your PF claim status online on the EPFO portal using these simple steps:

• Open www.epfindia.gov.in.
• Under ‘Services' click on ‘For Employees'.
• On this webpage, click on ‘Know Your Claim Status'.
• Click on ‘Click here to get redirected to passbook application'. (This will take you to the member passbook application).
• Enter UAN, password, and Captcha, and click on ‘Login'.
• Then click on ‘Select MEMBER ID' and thereafter, select ‘View Claim Status'.

PF claim status using UAN portal

You can check PF claim status online by following these steps on the UAN portal:

• Visit UAN website https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/.
• Enter UAN, password, and captcha, and click on ‘Sign in'.
• Click on ‘Online Services' and select ‘Track Claim Status' to see the status of your claim on screen.

How to withdraw PF?

You can withdraw PF on retirement or for emergency situations like hospitalisation, child's education, marriage, etc. by following these steps:

• For PF withdraw online, open www.epfindia.gov.in.
• Under 'Services' click on 'For Employees'.
• Click on ‘Member UAN/Online Service (OCS/OTCP).
• Now enter UAN, password, and captcha to sign in.
• Click on ‘Manage' and select ‘KYC' to check whether all the details are correct or not to avoid any inconvenience in future.
• Once KYC details are verified, click on ‘Online Service' and select ‘Claim (Form-31, 19 & 10C)'.
• Enter the last four digits of your bank account and click on ‘Verify'.
• Once verified, you have to click ‘Yes' on the ‘Certificate of Undertaking' pop-up.
• Next click on ‘Proceed for Online Claim'.
• For PF withdraw online, go to the ‘I want to apply for' section and select ‘PF Advance (Form-31)'.
• Select your reason from the number of drop-down options listed against ‘Purpose for which advance is required'.
• Next, fill in the employee's address and amount for advance.
• At the end of the page, click on the checkbox and submit your application.

Please note that you might have to upload certain documents, depending on your reason for PF withdrawal. Moreover, the amount will be credited to your verified bank account after approval by the employer. After settlement, you will be notified via SMS on your registered mobile number.

How to get EPF passbook?

Need to find the details of credit and debit for your EPF account? Just follow these steps to get your EPF passbook on mobile or laptop.

Get EPF passbook on UMANG App

You can get the EPF passbook on mobile through the UMANG App by following these steps:

• Download the UMANG App from Google Play Store, App Store, or Windows Store.
• After downloading, install and launch the app by choosing your preferred language.
• Then, complete the one-time registration and mobile number verification.
• For EPF passbook, look for EPFO option under Employee Centric Services on the homepage and then click on ‘View Passbook'.
• You then have to enter your UAN and click on ‘Get OTP'.
• After receiving the OTP on the registered mobile number, enter it and click on ‘Login' and follow the subsequent steps to see your passbook on-screen and EPF balance.

Get EPF passbook on EPFO portal

To get your EPF passbook online, visit the official EPFO website:

• Open www.epfindia.gov.in.
• Click on ‘e-Passbook'.
• Enter UAN, password, and captcha, and then click on ‘Login'.
• Select the Member ID and click on ‘View Passbook'.

EPF passbook is not available for an inoperative account, settled account, and exempted establishment account.

Get EPF passbook on UAN portal

Easily access your EPF passbook on the UAN portal by using these steps:

• Visit UAN website https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/.
• Enter UAN, password, and captcha, and click on ‘Sign in'.
• Click on ‘View' and select ‘Passbook' (this will take you to member passbook application).
• Enter UAN, password, and Captcha, and click on ‘Login'.
• Then click on ‘Select MEMBER ID' and thereafter, ‘View Passbook'.

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