How to do PF balance check without UAN number: Follow these steps at epfindia.gov.in

PF balance check without the UAN number is possible. What you need is to log in at the EPFO's official website epfindia.gov.in and then check your provident fund balance.

PF balance check without the UAN number can be done by logging in at passbook.epfindia.gov.in as well. Photo: Pixabay

PF Balance Check: Employees' Provident Fund or PF is an investment that helps in creating a retirement oriented corpus. One's PF or EPF is an investment fund scheme in which both employee and employer or government can contribute. There are various types of the provident fund like Recognized Provident Fund (RPF), Unrecognized Provident Fund (UPF), Public Provident Fund (PPF) or for that matter Employees Provident Fund. We will be elaborating further on the EPF here. Whichever PF account you have, it is advisable for the PF account holder to be vigilant about PF balance as it's now easier to know one's through online PF balance check. If you have your UAN number, you can easily check your PF balance, however, if you don't have your UAN number, even then you can do your PF balance.

Speaking on the importance of knowing one's EPF balance, Jitendra Solanki, a SEBI registered tax and investment expert said, "If you know your Provident Fund Number or Universal Account Number (UAN), it will be easy to know your Employees PF balance amount. As long as you are a member of the EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organization), you no longer need to wait for the end of the year for your employer to give you the annual Provident Fund statement. You can now easily check it from the comfort of your home." However, he also said that one can do the EPF balance check without the UAN number is possible. What you need is to log in at the EPFO's official website epfindia.gov.in.

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