Thursday 1 August 2013

Check EPF (Employee Provident Fund) balance online

How to check employee provident fund EPF online?

Last year, employee provident fund office (EPFO) has launched provident fund account details online. With this new initiative all employees in India can now get to know the provident fund balance on their fingertips. How to check provident fund EPF online or how to know the claim status in EPF online? This process is very simple and you get the info in seconds.



Process on how to check provident fund EPF online

Visit the EPF online website link (http://www.epfindia.gov.in/)

Select PF office state (e.g. Delhi, Rajasthan etc.,)

Select the employee provident fund office (EPFO) (e.g. Delhi or Rajasthan where your PF account is operating)

Employee provident fund no. – There would be 5 fields and first 2 fields are populated with State and City. You need to enter the information in 3rd, 4th and 5th fields

3rd field – Enter the establishment code.

4th field – Enter the extn number and leave it blank if not applicable

5th field – Enter provident fund number

Enter the name appearing in EPF slip

Enter your mobile no. Mobile number is recorded in provident fund account number now.

Once you check “I agree” button and click on submit button, the details are sent to your mobile number through SMS
How to know the claim status in EPF online?

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If you are an EPF member/subscriber, and submitted the claim, you can check the status by following below process.

Visit the EPF online claim status page (http://EPFoservices.in/homepage_claim_status_new.php)

Select PF office state (e.g. Delhi, Rajasthan etc.,)

Select the employee provident fund office (EPFO) (e.g. Delhi or Rajasthan where your PF account is operating)

Enter the EFPO (employee provident fund office). The region code and office code would get retrieved by system automatically

3rd field – enter the establishment code. It would be generally 7 digits.

4th field – enter the extn code if any. The extn code would be normally 3 digits

5th field – enter the provident fund number

Click the submit button

Status would appear online

Do you have any grievances, visit this page and submit your issue (EPFgms.gov.in/homepage.aspx)

About the Author: Manoj Harchandani is a certified TRP (Tax Return Preparer), authorized by Income Tax Department, Government of India. He is a tax planner and investment advisor. If you need ITR filing assistance, tax advice, tax saving tips, short term/ long term investment advice, please write him at manojh.trp@gmail.com

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