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How To Login into EPF Passbook?
Register on the EPFO portal and login to view the EPF passbook. Here are the steps to register on the EPFO portal
Step 1: Go to the official EPFO portal and then go to the ‘Our Services’ section.
Step 2: Click the ‘For Employees’ option under the ‘Our Services’ section
Step 3: Scroll down to locate the ‘Member UAN/Online Services’ and click on it. You will be forwarded to the UAN member e-Sewa portal.
Step 4: Hit ‘Activate UAN’ to complete registering on the EPFO portal.
Step 5: Input your Aadhaar, PAN, UAN number, email ID, mobile number, and other details.
Step 6: After filling in all these details and submitting them, a PIN will be sent to your registered mobile number.
Step 7: Enter the PIN and validate the entered details.
Step 8: You can log in to the EPFO portal since you are now successfully registered.
Things To Keep in Mind Before Downloading The EPFO Passbook
- The EPFO passbook will be available for download only if the registration on the UAN portal has been completed.
- The passbook facility will be available only 6 hours after the registration or activation has been completed.
- Settled members, inoperative members, and exempted establishment members will not be able to access the EPF passbook facility.
- The entries which are made on the passbook must be compatible with the ones made by the EPFO field offices.
Features and Benefits of the EPFO Member Passbook
- The EPF passbook can be viewed and downloaded at any time and from anywhere using the EPF website and the UMANG app.
- The passbook helps to keep you updated on what is happening with your EPF account. You can keep track of updates, changes, errors, etc. If you find any discrepancies, you can fix them immediately.
- Members can modify the e-passbook with ease just by logging into the portal in case of a change in employment.
- The EPF contributions go down permanently into the e-passbook
- The EPF passbook can be used to check the details about the payment with your employer and also in planning retirement.
What Is There in the EPFO Passbook?
The UAN passbook contains the following details
- The establishment ID, the name of the company, and the name of the employer
- Member ID and the member’s name
- The EPF office name and its type.
- The shares of the employees and the employers in the EPF contribution
- Amount of money deposited and withdrawn by the employer and employee
- The date and time of passbook printing, which is specified at the end of the statement.
- Monthly contributions made towards the pension account of the employee
Step by Step Guide To View and Download The EPF Passbook Through the EPFO Website
Step 1: Visit the official portal of EPFO Website at https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php.
Step 2: Then, click the ‘e-Passbook’ option.
Step 3: Enter the details like UAN, password, and captcha code.
Step 4: Then, click on ‘Login’
Step 5: You will be forwarded to the next page. Here, the member ID will be displayed on the screen. If you have multiple member IDs, all of them will be displayed on the screen.
Step 6: You must now click on the Member ID of which you want to download the PF statement.
Step 7: Your company name, your name (employee name), the office address, the percentage ownership for the employer and you (employee), and the contribution made to the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) will all be shown once you click on the member ID.
Step 8: You can also download the PDF version of the passbook and take a printout.
How to Download EPF Member Passbook through UMANG Application
You can also get EPFO services on the UMANG app which can be downloaded from the Google Play store or app store. Expansion of UMANG is the Unified Mobile App for New Governance. Here are the steps to download the UAN passbook through the UMANG app
Step 1: Download the UMANG appfrom the App Store or Google Play Store
Step 2: Under the ‘All Services’ tab, choose the “EPFO” option
Step 3: Go to ‘Employee Centric Service’ and click on ‘View Passbook’ under it.
Step 4: Input your UAN number and click on ‘Get OTP’
Step 5: Enter the OTP obtained on your mobile and click ‘Submit’
Step 6: Click the EPF Member ID for which you are going to download the EPF passbook.
Step 7: The passbook will be shown on the screen.
Step 8: Click the ‘Download’ button to download the UAN passbook.
Steps To Check The UAN Status
The steps to check the UAN status are mentioned below:
Step 1: Under ‘Services’, visit the EPFO portal. Click on ‘For Employees’.
Step 2: Click on ‘UAN Online Services’ (OCS/OTCP).
Step 3: Click on the ‘Know your UAN Status’ link
Step 4: Enter either your PF number, member ID, Aadhaar number, or PAN. You may also have to enter other essential information such as your date of birth and mobile number
Step 5: Click to receive 'Get Authorization PIN'.
Step 6: You will now receive a verification PIN on your registered mobile number. Input the OTP and click on ‘Validate OTP and get UAN’.
Step 7: Post this, you will receive the UAN number and its status.
How is your EPF Passbook Updated?
The EPF passbook is updated immediately after the employer or the employee makes a contribution. However, only the year and month of the contribution are entered and not the date. If you do not find the passbook updated, then log into the portal again after a few days and get the updated passbook.
What is The Pension Contribution in the EPF Passbook?
Both the employer and the employee will give 12% each to the EPF account. 8.33% of the employer’s contribution, up to a threshold value of Rs. 15,000 will be added to the EPS. The remaining amount will be contributed towards the EPF. EPF is compulsory for all individuals with a monthly income below Rs. 15,000.Other Ways To Check Your EPFO Passbook Account Balance
Apart from the official EPFO website, you can also check your EPFO passbook account balance through the following ways:
1. Through SMS
- The EPF account balance can be verified by sending an SMS to 7738299899 from the registered mobile number.
- The SMS format is ‘EPFOHO UAN ENG’, where ENG is the first three characters of the language you prefer
- There are around 10 vernacular languages in which the SMS can be sent. They include English, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, and Bengali.
- If your Aadhaar, PAN, and bank account were provided by the employer and were not digitally approved, there is a chance that you may not get a message.
- In such cases, you must contact your employer immediately. Post resolving this issue, you will get an SMS from EPFO, giving the information about KYC documents, the last contribution made, and the balance in the account.
2. Through Missed Call
To use the missed call facility, the account holder must verify that the UAN number has been linked to the KYC details. When the KYC has been successfully linked, you can give a missed call to 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number. An SMS consisting the details of the EPFO will soon be sent.FAQs about EPF Member Passbook:
1. How can I check my EPF passbook on my phone?
Download the UMANG app on your phone from the Google Play Store if it is an Android phone or from the Apple Play Store if you are an iPhone user. Then, on the app, select ‘EPFO’. Then click on the option ‘Employee Centric Service’. In the subsequent step, enter your UAN number. After this, a One-Time Password (OTP) will be sent to your registered mobile number. To continue further, enter the OTP received. Finally, click on 'view passbook' under the EPFO option.
2. Does the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) verify all the entries made on the EPFO passbook?
The entries made on the EPF passbook are authenticated with the EPFO field offices before updating the passbook.
3. What is the format of the EPF passbook? Is a password required to open the document?
The EPF passbook is in PDF format. You do not require a password to open this document.
4. Is it possible to access a passbook without UAN?
It is not possible to access the EPF passbook without using the UAN. This is because one has to login to the EPF account mandatorily to download the PF passbook online and also through the UMANG app.
5. Should the amount in EPF be withdrawn mandatorily once the person retires?
It is mandatory to withdraw the accumulated amount from the EPF account. But, if EPF contributions are stopped for 3 months or more, then interest will not be added to the amount in the EPF account.