First instalment of the 8.5% interest that Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) was going to pay to its subscribers for the financial year (FY) 2019-20, will likely be credited by Diwali and the second instalment of 0.35% will be credited by December. However, this is still under discussion.
The board in September had decided to pay interest for 2019-20 FY in two instalments to over six crore members.
Here is how you can check account balance by sending a message:
• If subscribers’ UAN number is registered with the EPFO, they can check their PF balance through a text message. They would have to send ‘EPFOHO’ to the number 7738299899 to get their account details.
• If you want the details Hindi, then write ‘EPFOHO UAN’ and send it to the same number. Subscribers can also get details in any of the following languages– English, Punjabi, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali.
• The subscribers’ UAN number and bank account should be linked to their permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar card.
• Subscribers can also check their account balance after accessing their passbook through the EPFO website. They need to have a UAN number to access their passbooks.
• Subscribers can log on to the website: epfindia.gov.in, and click on the E-passbook option.
