The interest amount (EPFO interest amount) in the account of EPF account holders can be transferred by the end of July. EPFO has not made any change in the interest rates for the financial year 2020-21.
New Delhi: There is great news for 6 crore Employed (EPFO) people of the country. If you are also waiting for the interest to be received on PF account, then it can be transferred to your account soon. The interest amount (EPFO interest amount) in the account of EPF account holders can be transferred by the end of July. According to the information received from the sources, after the approval of the Ministry of Labor, the government can transfer 8.5 percent interest in the account of PF account holders by the end of July.
Let us tell you that EPFO has not made any change in the interest rates for the financial year 2020-21. This time also the amount of interest will be transferred at the rate of 8.5 percent. This is the lowest interest rate in the last 7 years. Earlier in the year 2012-13, the government had given interest at the rate of 8.5 per cent. Let us tell you how you can check your account balance-
Check balance through SMS like this:
If your UAN is registered with EPFO, then your latest contribution and PF balance information can be received through a message. For this you have to send EPFOHO UAN ENG to 7738299899. The last three letters are for language. If you want information in Hindi then you can send it by writing EPFOHO UAN HIN. The service is available in English, Punjabi, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali. This SMS should be sent from the registered mobile number of UAN.
Check balance like this through missed call
Give a missed call to 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number. After this you will get a message from EPFO in which you will get the details of your PF account. For this, it is necessary that the bank account, PAN and Aadhaar should be linked with UAN. No charges are levied for this service.
Check balance through EPFO
EPFO employees can also check their PF account balance through UMANG app. Apart from viewing the EPF passbook, you can claim. This is a government app. With the help of this app, you can take advantage of many features. You have to register it by downloading it on your phone.
> You have to go to EPFO for this.
>> Click on Employee Centric Services here.
>> Now click on View Passbook.
>> To view passbook you have to login with UAN.
Check balance
through website You can also check balance through EPFO website. For this you have to go to the EPFO Passbook Portal. Now you have to login with your UAN and passbook. After this, you have to click on the option of Download View Passbook.
You can also check balance on UMANG App
>> Open your UMANG App (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) and click on EPFO.
>> You have to click on Employee-centric services on another page.
>> Click on View Passbook here.
>> Enter your UAN number and Password (OTP) number.
>> OTP will come to you on your registered mobile number.
>> After this you can check your PF balance.