The Employees Provident Fund EPF is a key retirement savings scheme for salaried individuals in India. while many use the EPFO Online Portal or UMANG app to track their PF Balance, not every one has regular access to the internet. For such cases, the EPFO provides easy offline methods like SMS missed call and WhatsApp. Here is a complete guide on how you can check your PF Balance Offline without logging anywhere.
Check PF Balance Through Missed Call
Just give a missed call from your UAN linked mobile number to toll free number 9966044425
You will receive an SMS with details of your EPF balance and the last contribution.
Required Documents
- Your UAN must be activated
- Mobile number must be registered with UAN
- At least one KYC Document ( Aadhaar, PAN, or Bank Details
Check Balance via SMS
EPFO SMS Number 7738299899
send message as EPFOHO<space>UAN Number< Language code > Language Code
Language Codes Supported
English - ENG
Hindi - HIN
Telugu - TEL
Tamil - TAM
Marathi - MAR
Punjabi - PUN
Kannada - KAN
Bengali BEN
Malayalam - MAL
Important Notes
Send the sms only from your UAN Registered Mobile Number
You must have completed eKYC linking for this work
EPF Balance check through WhatsApp
As of now EPFO has not officially launched a WhatsApp services to check PF Balance. However, internal testing of limited rollouts may happen in the near future. Until then , you can use missed call or SMS methods to check PF Balance which are fast reliable and accessible
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Method |
Action Required |
Response Format |
Cost |
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Missed Call |
Call 9966044425 from UAN-linked number |
SMS with balance |
Free |
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SMS |
Send EPFOHO <UAN><Lang> to 7738299899 |
SMS with balance |
SMS charges may apply |
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WhatsApp |
Not available officially (as of now) |
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