Finally the wait is over to know your Employee Provident Fund (EPF) account balance. After 2 years of initial announcement to make the account information online, EPFO India has finally delivered something. As per the official note released by the PF department on July 1st of 2011, a valid active account holder will know the balance up to the date. Their claim is that all the accounts are updated for certain circles across country, which also includes the latest approved transactions of settlement/advances/transfer-in/transfer-out, if any.
This data was made initially available for Delhi (North), Delhi (South), Laxmi Nagar (Delhi), Gurgaon, Faridabad, Karnal and Bangalore. Right now PF account balance data is made available for 119 offices across India. Remaining offices records will be made available online soon as per the info on their site.
In order to know your PF account details, follow these simple steps:
- Visit the site http://www.epfindia.com/MembBal.html
- Select the EPFO office where your account is maintained
- Furnish your PF Account number in the online form.
- Leave the extension field blank, in case your account does not have one.
- You will be asked to enter your name and mobile number.
- The given mobile number will be recorded along with the PF Account Number.
- On successful submission of above information, the details will be sent through SMS to the given mobile number.
If you get confused while entering your information, this pic should help you out!
I tried these steps to get my balance yesterday. First couple of successful submissions went nowhere! I didn’t get any response. Today I was lucky upon trying for the third time! I got the SMS in about 1 hour after filling the details online. Sadly, as on today the account balance reflects the data only till 31st March 2008. We may have to wait for some more time (few more years?) to know the latest balance.
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UPDATE : A new article has been posted with complete information you need to know to get started on Universal Account Number (UAN). Feel free to go through the article, follow steps to start linking your PF accounts with UAN for hassle free transfer of balance from your previous PF accounts to the current one.
Also, EPF Balance Check service is now at your finger tips by giving a missed call on Landline Number 011-22901406 from your registered mobile as mentioned in your PF account.
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Oh yeah, one more thing. Don’t spam the comment stream below with your PF account details. I will not be able to get your details. Your comment will just be deleted if it has only such request. This is just for your information and feel free to use the appropriate links provided to know your account data. There are many finance related articles on this site, feel free to read through to understand about investment, insurance and tax savings.
Hetal V. Kabariya says
Hi
i am hetal kabariya From Ahmedabad I want to know my PF number. i am Employe of Blue Bell School (Avishkar Education Foundation) Ahmedabad from june 2010
Please Help me sir
Hetal
Mithun Deshmukh says
It will be print on your salary slip.
sanjay r kalkundre says
Dear sir, this is sanjay k from belgaum i worked in mumbai past 5 yrs in shree padma national transport working in that company my pf account was maintained in mumbai branch 01 April 2005 to 31march 2009 later 3 april 2012 they pf to bangalore hosur main road now i wants to withdaw my pf amount india post no-RK656116920IN DT-03.04.2012 BLR SENT DOUMENTS
Regards,
sanjay k
nagaraju devara says
please tell me how to check my pf balance
kusum bhatt says
sir,
please solve my problems my father worked in excel security gujrat till October 2011 my father pf a/c no hr/xxxxx/xxx but in pf website show record is not found, what can i do. my father tell me that his pf head office is gurgaon.
Dinesh Ahuja says
Dear Mohan
In SMS they are saying that it is amount as on 23-07-12 but account is updated till 31-03-2011. Please check.
ashok says
Hi,
In sms mentioed EE amount and ER amount , which amount is the balance .
Pls explain
Sujeet Jha says
hello,
Both the amt you ad in total.
m.vidyadhara says
i have applied provodent fund with drawl to peenya PF OFFICE ON 7TH MAY 2012. verymuch needed for my house construction. please let us futher information from you. when I will get my amount
Vineet says
Hi ,
As iam entering my PF account number iam getting the msg
“Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this PY/KRP/00xxxxx/000/000xxxx
**Data updated till 23-07-2012 09:28:05”
When iam trying to search for my previous company PF also..its showing the same.
is there anything wrong iam doing??
Please help me in this.
Neeraj says
Dear Mohan,
I wish to withdraw my PF from one of my ex employers but have not been able to do so for the past 2.5 years. When I left the organization there was an amount of 60k due on me as part of full and final settlement. Please let men know if I apply for the withdrawal of my PF money can my ex employer reject my claim due to non settlement of dues?
Satish says
Can anyone tell me what this means:
Mesaage under formulation (Claim ID xxxxxxx)
vijayaanand says
after i clicked submit i got stauts message is “Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this BG/BNG/00xxxxx/000/0000xxx”. my company gave PF number is BGBNG00xxxxx/0000xxx. what shall i do for that. please reply me
Priyanka says
sir i am a teacher. working since 18 years. how to know our establishment code sir.
Ranjeet Ranjan says
D/Sir,
I want to know my PF balance, nd also want to withdrawl it.
Mohan says
Please read through the article carefully.
Abhishek says
The link’s not working. Is there another link/way how i can check my PF balance. I have quit my previous company and need to know my PF balance urgently before final settlement. Please help !!
Ramakrishnaiah.C.R says
Sir,
To check my PF balance, I have entered my establishment number and my PF account number. after entering my name and mobile number and after submitting, it is showing
Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this BG/BNG/0007952/(I have removed my PF number)
Shikha says
Hi All,
I felt the service is better now. I entered my details and i got the msg in just 1 minute, which i think is great. Ya the only problem is that the data is not till date but till 31/03/2011.
Francis Glady says
Hi, This is Francis Glady from Bangalore. I worked in Bangalore since 3 years in Akzonobel India Ltd.,. While working in that company, my PF account was maintained in Delhi Head office. I have submitted the documents to PF office long back but their is no status about PF. Can any one help me out .. how to approach PF office for settlement of my PF amount. please help me in this regards.
Vikas Choudhary says
i think indian govt. have to give the website design contract to professional web developers……
such a waste of knowledge……. by the web developer…….
Shilpa Ravishankar says
Hi, This is shilpa from pune. I worked in Hyderabad four years back in McML systems pvt ltd.,. While working in that company, my PF account was maintained in Bangalore Head office. I have submitted the documents to PF office long back but their is no status about PF. My PF number is 25658/362. please help me in this regards.
venu says
Hi,
You can check your balance in website http://www.epfindia.com
venu says
you can transfer the balance from one PF account to another PF account also.
venu says
Hi Shilpa,
You can check the balance online.
you can transfer the balance from this account to another PF account.
Please contact your company for process.
venu says
you can view your E passbook from members portal of EPFO
Jitendra Kumar Verma says
Dear Sir,
I am trying to know my EPF amount but its showing me that details not found.
Can you please check and let me know the amount. Also please let me know how to search it as i am trying to put correct information as per my knowledge.
Please reply to my mail id.
Thanks & Regards,
Jitendra
Suprateem Das says
Hi, I got the SMS for the PF balance. There are two amounts mentioned as EE Amt and ER Amt. Can you describe them?
Thanks
Sup..
gopal singh says
Dear Sir,
I have been work with a pharmaceuticals company name Steigen Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Mumbai. I leave this organization in the month of Feb ‘2009’ and apply for PF withdrawal in the month of Jan’2011′ but till date not received any money in my account. My pf account number is 212091/83 Please check and do need full.
Gopal Singh
Ghaziabad
gopal singh says
sir please reply my query
Mohan says
This site is to help people find their info on their own. If you ask us to get your info, it is not possible.
venu says
Hi,
This may be due to insufficient details submission.
Its better to check with your previous employer, if you go thru employer you can get PF withdrawal easily.
You can request your present employer to transfer into your present PF account.
Some form need to be submitted for transfer of your PF.
Regards
Venu Chaganti
Uma says
Sir/Madam,
please help me . how much balance of my pf a/c
Suprateem Das says
In order to know your PF account details, follow these simple steps:
Visit this site
Select the EPFO office where your account is maintained
Furnish your PF Account number in the online form.
Leave the extension field blank, in case your account does not have one.
You will be asked to enter your name and mobile number.
The given mobile number will be recorded along with the PF Account Number.
On successful submission of above information, the details will be sent through SMS to the given mobile number.
Suneyna avshindhe says
sir i m again reminding, i m suneyna gavshindhe i have worked in ing life insurance company from 1- feb-11 to 30-oct-2011 i m allready send pf formet to company in jan-12 month but still i m waiting my pf amount , sir my pf no .kn/xxxxx/xxxxx,company ing life ins com employee code xxxxx , please give me details why r pending my amount help and give me solution
monica dewan says
My p.f. is being deducted since july 2011. If today i try to check my efp balance as on date online the msg i get is data not updated against this member id also data updated till 09.07.20102, can anyone help me in this regard that why i am getting such msg
Mohan says
Monica – it means the central data is updated till 9/7/12, but your data is not available with PF dept.
Sibi John says
Hi Sir,
I did receive the SMS, but the detail given is upto March-2011.
How can i check my current balance? My PF is deducted till June 2012.
Regards
Sibi John
monica dewan says
how and when can i come to know about my pf balance as the data is not available till now as you said. please help.
monica dewan says
Till now i m not able to find out my p.f. balance but as for now i have changed my school so can u tell me what is the procedure of transferring my p.f. account from my old school to the new one. thanks .
Veena. says
Sir,
What is the Establishment Code given in the screen of Pf Balance? Please let me know.
Raghunatha Reddy says
my services complete 9 years. how many years cmplete to get pension how much we get present my basic is 12000 pls help
Avinash says
dear sir, i had submitted my pf clearence form on 21/05/2012.know it is almost 53 days
i did not received the amount yet,i had received the messege as your account settled
your check has been sent through via.when my amount will debit my account please advice me
rohit says
hi,
I was a fresher.I worked in a company for 7 months.After that I left that organisation.I want to get my PF back.I dont know my PF account no…Can some one help me how to get that amount back.
Mohan says
Rohit, check your payslip for PF number. With that you should be able to proceed further.
Nilay kumar umredkar says
Dear mohan as per your instruction I came to know my epf account balance
Amt Rs. 41043, ER Amt 149665 up to 3-2011
thanks for help but i can not understand what is the actual balance for get advance
Please reply me kindly
Nilay
mohanakrishnan says
Hai Mohan,
Actually i have Checked my Bal status in the website for me EE contribution and ER contribution gets differ, where as i have heared emloyee and employer contributions will be equal rite?
CAN U PLS CONFIRM ON THIS BCAUSE THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN BOTH and also it has mentioned as Accounts updated upto 31-03-2011 where as im period with the company is dec2009-feb-2012,
pls clarity with brief
Thanks in Advance
V.Mohanakrishnan
Mohan says
EE amount stands for EmployeE contribution amount. That is 12% of your Base salary.
ER amount stands for EmployeR contribution amount. Employer matches to that of Employees contribution minus 3.67% towards Employee Provident Scheme aka EPS.
Shiny Libu says
how to fill my pf account number to check online balance.when i tried its giving me “Invalid Member_id / Data not updated pls help me.
Regards
Shiny
Vidya V V says
Hi Mohan,
I had resigned from my job on April 29 ,2011. Now i am in Botswana Southern Africa.
I didnt apply for withdrawel for PF amount
Can i know my PF amount?
Please help me
Thanks in advance
Regards
Vidya
Mohan says
Hmm, Not sure vidya. Currently the PF dept is sending an SMS upon submitting the right info as per payslip on their site. Not sure if their system can support sending SMS to international numbers!
Dharmvir sharma says
hi,
i have applied for pf withdrawl and i recieved the PF amount in Jan12 but till now i haven’t recieved the amount of EPF. also i am unable to find any status of my pf online .please suggest
Mukesh Shekhawat says
Dear Sir,
I am working with Flowmore limited past 3.8 years.How can i cheack my balance.
Gangadhar Mohan says
Hi…
I also worked with Flowmore Ltd , was at Bangalore office. Where are you from? You can check your PF balance online.
Regards,
Gangadhar Mohan
Ravi Bamania says
Hi,
Please help me to check my EPF balance or Status as currently i am in UAE and if i m entering mobile number of my Mom to check balance but she is not getting any message from above procedure.Is there any other way to check from UAE.
Abhijit Kumar says
STATUS for Member ID: BG/BNG/00xxxxx/000/00xxxxx
Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this BG/BNG/00xxxxx/000/00xxxxx
This is frustrating that after the 2012 come, you can not get the any details….
Pratik says
Hey dude,
Thanks for the information. I got the detail.
~Pratik Vanol
Hari says
Hello Sir, Thank You for your information.
anubhav says
Hi,
The link is not working and i am unable to check the balance,,and i am trying to get the pf amount back from past 6 months,but i am not getting any response from the PF dept,,what to do????/
Informer says
For those who do not know on how to check their new PF no – Just navigate to this link
a) Click the radio button ‘Establishments under old Office Code’ and select ur choice
Eg: KN
b) Then check the box with ‘I also know the establishment code (enter numeric part of code number only. Do not enter extension’ and enter the numeric part
Eg: For the PF account KN/BN/12345/678999 — enter the numeric code as “12345” and not 678999.
c) Finally click the search button — U will finally end up with the alternate PF code.
Yogesh says
Dear Sir,
I am not able to find my PF…
Plz help
I Tried your this alternative also but didn’t succeed.
Mayank says
can u please tell if I claim the PF amount in march how much time will it take to get the money in my account.I claimed the amount in March 2011 and my company submitted the withdrawal form same month and I still have not received the money yet(running month july)Also would like to know what is the actual interest amount one should so for calculating the actual amount.
Mohammad Zubair says
Hi,
I changed the company 4 years back and not transferred PF to new employer, I have . While checking online, getting following message
“Your Account has been marked as In-operative Account. For details please contact respective EPF Office”
Could you please help me to transfer/withdraw PF
Regards
Zubair
Ari says
I have exactly the same problem. Can you please let me know what you find out ?
My establishment office is in Bangalore 🙁
JItendra Lodhanvadra says
Dear sir,
maine 1 year mankindpharma company me job ki hai. ab me study karna chahta hun. lekin problem ye hai ki jab mai provident fund balance check karneki try karta hub tab invalid batata hai. maine PF office me ek bar phone karke pucha to vo bol rahe hai ki company ne tumhara PF form nahi diya hai. to ab muje PF withdrawl karne ke liye kya karna hoga? kya mujhe PF wapas milega?
savitha says
Hi
My PF acc no is KN\BN\*****\******. But I dont find appropriate codes in the list. If I select Karnataka and Banglore, It fetches BG\BNG as code. Along with this, if i give my pf acc num as BG\BNG\*****\****** it says Invalid Member_Id. Can you pls help me ??
Mohan says
Yes, KN\BN is now mapped to BG\BNG. But rest of the numbers are as it used to be. Please look in to your pay slip to get the correct PF number.
Sheela Das says
Respected Sir,
I want to withdraw my PF from previous employer (4 years worked) so which form to be filled for withdrawing my PF. Kindly advise.
Best Regards,
Sheela Das
Mohan says
Hi Sheela, there is only one form to be filled for withdrawal of PF. Not sure what your question is!
Murthy says
Hi ,
My pf account number TN/xxxxx/xxx,
could you please let me know how to fill
Employee PF Account Number* : (i have to fill 7dig/3dig/7dig)
Mohan says
Dear Murthy, please read through the article once again. Also the EPF website [+] has help instructions on how to fill data. Currently this site has information for 119 offices across india. Good luck!
Remember it says “Maximum 7 Digits” not all 7 digits are must when you are entering the data.
Murthy says
Hi,
i have specified my account number as you mentioned above … but no luck.
its saying
“STATUS for Member ID: TN/MAS/0061858/000/0000456
Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this TN/MAS/0061858/000/0000456”
Umed says
It keep on showing every time:
Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this BG/BNG/xxxxxx/xxx/xxxxxxx
What should i do ?? Please help me……
Nagaraju SV says
In our office they are saying that the site updated the details of epf upto 2009 only not more than that.
JItendra P. Lodhanvadra says
Dear sir, maine 1 year mankindpharma company me job ki hai. ab me study karna chahta hun. lekin problem ye hai ki jab mai provident fund balance check karneki try karta hub tab invalid batata hai. maine PF office me ek bar phone karke pucha to vo bol rahe hai ki company ne tumhara PF form nahi diya hai. to ab muje PF withdrawl karne ke liye kya karna hoga? kya mujhe PF wapas milega?
william harris says
Mr.Mohan,
I filled my pf form in april and submitted it.its 3 months already now but i’m unable to know the status. when i fill the details online i get this information Invalid Input / Member name mismatch.can you give me some suggestion as what to do?
Mohan says
Please look into your salary slip to get the right PF account number. That should help you to get the balance status or transfer details.
Mohan says
William – pls refer to the attached image on this post, this should help you to get the balance info. When you say you filled the PF form, was that for knowing the balance in your account or for the transfer?
Manjunath says
Sir this is manjunath from bangalore, i worked in icici lombard for one year as an off role employee, they provided me the pf benifit, now i joined bharti axa general insurance comp as an on-role employee, now can i transfer my PF a/c and also provide me the balance in my pf a/c. i am not able to get the pf details, so kindly provide me the details.
thanks
Mohan says
Manjunath, you should be able to transfer PF from old employer to new one with a simple process by getting in touch with your HR. Fill the forms and submit, it should be transferred to your account in less than 45 days.
s m ansari says
how can i get my p.f. account no. pls reply me.
Anindya says
Your company creates your PF account. The usual practice is to provide the PF account number in the payslip.