{"id":2277,"date":"2023-11-10T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T06:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gstguntur.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2023-11-13T14:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T09:06:52","slug":"how-to-get-information-about-epf-balance-annual-statement-sms-epassbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gstguntur.com\/how-to-get-information-about-epf-balance-annual-statement-sms-epassbook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Information About EPF Balance, Annual Statement, SMS, E-Passbook?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Get Information about EPF Balance, Annual Statement, SMS, E-Passbook:<\/strong> EPF, which stands for Employee Provident Fund, serves as a saving tool for the employees. The employer and employee contributions for savings can be obtained after switching jobs or retirement. Access to EPF annual statement helps employees to plan their expenses, check the status of PF balance, and ail a loan again their EPF balance. Being a member or an employee of the EPFO, one does not have to wait for others to share the EPF balance statement at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

There are four ways to check Employee Provident Fund annual statement if UAN is registered and EPF is unexempted. These facilities involve UMANG App, SMS, EPFO Member, and Missed Call. However, if EPF is managed by any exempted establishment, then one has to follow a different method to check EPF annual statement.<\/p>\n

What is EPF Balance?<\/h2>\n

Employee Provident Fund is a national scheme practised in India. The state as well as national government activists for all employees to pay their EPF. It occurs at the onset of employment where the employee and employer gave a certain amount. Some amount of money is saved at the employee EPF to provide for retirement.<\/p>\n

Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) pools together all the funds to help to maintain the accounts of the employee. These funds support the family members even after the employee is dead. From the 12% of the salary, family members can get insurance, medical services, and housing services. The salary PF deduction gets split where 8.33% of employees’ share goes to Employees Pension Scheme. EPS offers pensions for nominees, widow pension, or pension on disablement. The remaining 3.67% goes to the Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme. It provides life insurance cover to the EPF member. The records of the account remain active even if the employee moves to a different job. However, it leads to the loss of some funds. The introduction of the UAN number solved this problem.<\/p>\n

What is the UAN Number Associated with EPF?<\/h3>\n

UAN, which stands for Universal Account Number, is a 12-digit number allotted to all EPFO employees to help track their PF balance. This number helps employers in knowing the contributions made. Employees can follow up on their previous accounts to know EPF balance. The PF is linked to this number where the employee offers the number to new employers for contribution. UAN is useful to make withdrawals for the PF accounts. Apart from it, employees can enjoy several benefits such as check their statements, balance, and contribution.<\/p>\n

How to Check PF Annual Statement for Unexempted Establishments?<\/h3>\n

EPF Passbook:<\/strong>\u00a0EPF UAN passbook is accessible at the EPF website run by the EPFO. Visit the site, go to Settings, then For Employees section, and then Member Passbook. Here one can enter their Universal Account Number and password. Select the Member ID and see details related to opening balance, EPS Pension contribution by the employer in the passbook. Apart from it, there are details related to transfers and withdrawals made to or from the EPF account.<\/p>\n

Send SMS:<\/strong>\u00a0By sending an SMS to 7738299899, one can get the details of EPF balance and latest contribution. It is possible only if Universal Account Number is registered with the Employees\u2019 Provident Fund Organization. One should send SMS EPFOHO UAN ENG on the number mentioned. Here ENG refers to the first three characters of the language preferred. It is available in different languages such as Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, and English (default).<\/p>\n

So, if one wants to receive a message in Punjabi, then they can type EPFOHO UAN PUN. The SMS received involves the information about UAN, Name, Aadhaar, DOB, Bank details, PAN, EPF balance, and last contribution made.<\/p>\n

UMANG App:<\/strong>\u00a0UMANG, which stands for Unified Mobile Application, is an evolving platform to avail central, regional, or state government services. It involves PAN, Indane Gas, EPFO, GST, HP Gas, NPS, DigiLocker, Bharat Gas, and more. The citizens of India can work seamlessly with the government. The passbook accessible at this app is similar to that on the EPF site. To get started, one has to go through a one-time registration process using a registered phone number. The app is not only useful to view the EPF passbook, but also to raise a claim, and track a claim.<\/p>\n