PF Balance: You can check PF balance without UAN even from home, this 2-minute trick will end your tension forever..

Provident Fund (PF) deducted from salary every month helps to secure your future. Many people think that it is necessary to have a UAN number to know the PF balance, but it is not so. If your UAN is linked to Aadhaar, PAN, and bank, and KYC is complete, then you can check the balance from home with an easy trick. So let's know this.

Money in the Provident Fund

Every month, the money deducted from your salary is deposited in the Provident Fund (PF), which is very important and convenient for the future. But even if you do not have a UAN number, there is no need to worry. If you follow some easy steps, then you can check your PF balance from your mobile itself. So let's know the method.

You will find out with a message.
Yes, if you do not have your UAN number, even in this situation, you can easily get information about your PF balance. For this, your UAN must be linked to Aadhaar, PAN, and a bank account. You just send an SMS from your registered mobile number to 7738299899, EPFOHO UAN HIN (here HIN is the code for Hindi language). The good thing is that you can also know the balance in the language of your choice. Yes, if KYC is completely updated, then you can know the balance even without a UAN number.

Missed Call is also enough.
If, for some reason, you are not able to know the PF balance through SMS, then you can also get information through a Missed Call. To get information through a Missed Call, you have to give a missed call from your registered mobile number to 9966044425. The call will be disconnected automatically, and after some time, an SMS will come to your phone that will have the balance details related to your PF account. However, this information will be available only when UAN is linked to a bank account, Aadhaar, and PAN.

UAN number should be linked to Aadhaar or PAN
If you are checking PF balance from home through missed call or SMS, then it is important that your UAN number is linked to Aadhaar or PAN, and it is also activated. If you do not know your UAN number, then you can also get it from your salary slip. If you have a UAN, then you can also download the PF passbook from the EPFO app or website and see the complete details of your deposit amount.

Through the UMANG app

Apart from this, you can also easily check your PF balance through the UMANG app. For this, first of all, you have to download the UMANG app from the Play Store. Then select EPFO service and go to Employee Centric Services, click on View Passbook here. Then after entering your UAN number, you will get OTP on your registered mobile, fill it in. After filling in everything, you can view or save the PF passbook by clicking on the download option.

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