New Delhi, March 27: Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has now introduced a missed call and SMS facility to help all its members check their PF balance anytime, anywhere!  EPFO's recent move aims to make India a cashless economy by pushing for digital modes of money transfer, transaction. The SMS and missed call facility can also be availed on the UMANG app, which allows you to access Indian Government services online through web and mobile app.

Check PF Balance with SMS Service:

  1. Universal Account Number (UAN) activated members may know their latest PF contribution and balance available with EPFO

  2. Users can send an SMS at 7738299899 from the registered mobile number “EPFOHO UAN” to 7738299899

  3. The facility is available in 10 languages viz. English (default), Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali.

  4. For receiving SMS in any of the languages other than English, first three characters of the preferred language needs to be added after UAN.

  5. For example, to receive SMS in Telugu, then SMS that the users need to send will be “EPFOHO UAN TEL” to 7738299899

  6. It must be noted that SMS should be sent from the registered mobile number of UAN.

  7. In response, EPFO will send last PF contribution and balance details of the member along with available KYC information.

Check PF Balance with Missed Call Facility:

  1. Members registered on the UAN portal need to give a missed call on 011-22901406 from their registered mobile number.

  2. If the UAN of the member is seeded with any one of the Bank A/c number, AADHAAR and PAN, the member will get details of last contribution and PF balance.

  3. To avail this facility, mobile number must be activated with UAN at Unified Portal. Giving missed call from registered mobile number at 011-22901406 automatically gets disconnected after two rings.

  4. This service is available free of cost to the member. Moreover, these services can be availed from non-smart phones also.

In the last month, the EPFO had launched the facility of linking Aadhaar with universal account number, through Umang mobile app. “EPFO has introduced UAN-Aadhaar linking facility for the convenience of members using EPFO link in UMANG app,” it said in a statement. The new facility is in addition to the existing one on the EPFO website. The facility on e-KYC portal has added a new feature to link UAN with Aadhaar online using biometric credentials.

In 2017, the EPFO embarked on a digital journey with an eye on providing almost all services on smartphones -- ranging from PF withdrawal to submission of life certificate by pensioners. As per details available, of the 4.6 crore contributing members, as many as 2.75 crore have seeded their Aadhaar with their PF accounts. However, out of the 2.75 crore numbers, 1.25 crore Aadhaar numbers have been verified, a report by PTI said. The EPFO has a mandate to verify all Aadhaar-seeded PF accounts for the switch to AEPS, which is seen to completely change the experience and efficiency of services for the better.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 27, 2018 11:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).