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News India Live, Digital Desk: Employee Provident Fund (PF) money is our hard earned money earned over the years. We all are curious to know how much money was deposited in it. But sometimes it becomes a big difficulty to visit EPFO website, download the app or lack of internet. Especially for those people who are not very comfortable with technology.
But do you know that EPFO gives you such a magical facility by which you can know the complete balance of your PF account by just giving a ‘missed call’ even without internet or smartphone? Yes, it is absolutely true!
This is one of the simplest and popular services of EPFO. Let us know how you can use it.
What is this ‘missed call’ service?
This is a toll-free service, which has been created by EPFO for crores of its members who do not have internet facility all the time. To use this service, you just have to give a missed call to a specific number from your registered mobile number.
Save this ‘magic’ number in your phone:
011-22901406
How does this service work? (Step-by-Step)
- Meet the conditions: To avail this service, three things are necessary:
- Your UAN (Universal Account Number) should be activated.
- Your mobile number should be registered with your UAN.
- Your KYC (Aadhaar, PAN card and bank account) should be linked to your UAN.
- Give a missed call: If you fulfill all the three conditions given above, then just use your same registered mobile number. 011-22901406 Call at.
- The call will automatically disconnect: You don’t need to do anything. The call will be disconnected automatically after 2-3 rings. No money will be deducted from your phone.
- You will get SMS immediately: Within a few seconds of giving a missed call, an SMS from EPFO will come on your mobile.
What information will be received in SMS?
The SMS you will receive will contain all the important information about your PF account, like:
- Your name
- your date of birth
- Your UAN number
- Your KYC status
- Last month’s contribution to your account
- And most importantly, the total balance of your PF account
This is a great feature of EPFO, which proves that it is not necessary to be a technology expert every time to get the necessary information. So next time you want to know your PF balance, just give a missed call to this number and get all the information at your fingertips.
