The Buyt Desk
Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) will soon credit the interest to the EPFO members. The Ministry of Labour and Employment had approved to credit interest of 8.5% for the fiscal year 2020-21 to each member of Provident Fund. The declaration was made under para 60 (1) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952. The fund will get transferred to over 25 Crores account.
The interest rate of 8.5 on the provident fund for the year 2020-21 was decided by the EPFO’s apex decision making body Central Board Of Trustees (CBT) which was headed by the labour minister.
Hers are The Different Methods For Checking PF Balance
The SMS Method – To check the balance, the EPFO member has to send his/her universal account number (UAN) to the number registered on the EPFO portal. Send SMS by typing EPFOHO UAN ENG on 7738299899. To receive SMS in any other language, you can change the last three letters in the language of your choice. The facility is available in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu.
Miss Call Method – Registered users can give a miss call on the number 011-22901406 with the mobile number they have registered with EPFO. After sending an SMS on the number, the person will receive the details of the PF account balance.
Check Balance On EPFO Website
Step One: Visit the official website of the Employee Provident Fund Organization.
Step Two: Go to the option ‘Our Service’ and then click on the option ‘For Employees.’
Step Three: A new page will open. Click on the option ‘Member Passbook’ option on the page.
Step Four: On the page, you will have to enter the UAN number and password.
Step Five: After you log in on the portal, your passbook will come showing individual and employee contributions and the interest earned on the amount.
Someone who has worked in multiple organizations must be having different UAN Ids.
Check Balance Using UMANG App
If you are a UMANG app user, you can log in to your account and check the PF passbook. You would receive an OTP to check the account balance on the registered mobile number.
