How To Access Your EPF Account Details In Regional Language

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) provides options to check the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account details in different regional languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. One can check the account details through the Umang app, online EPF passbook, missed calls, or via an SMS. To receive the details via SMS, one can send a message to 7738299899 from their registered mobile number. EPFO will send the account details in English, the default language, unless the subscriber requests a specific language. The typical format to place the request via SMS is to enter EPFO Helpdesk Online (EPFOHO) and the universal account number (UAN). Also Read: EPFO Form 19: When And How To Use It If you want the account details in a regional language, you will need to enter the code in the relevant language. For instance, for Hindi, Punjabi, and Marathi, you must enter HIN, PUN, and MAR, respectively, along with the UAN number for an SMS delivery. After that, EPFO will send the details of the last PF contribution and account balance. Other language codes included GUJ for Gujarati, KAN for Kannada, TEL for Telugu, TAM for Tamil, MAL for Malayalam and BEN for Bengali. EPFO also provides RFP account details via a missed call facility. To receive the account details, the subscriber can call 9966044425 from their registered mobile number. One can also check the EPF account details by logging into the EPFO portal with the UAN number and password. Also Read: How To Retrieve Or Redeem Unclaimed Shares From IEPF?

EPFO Subscribers As Of January 2024

EPFO’s payroll data showed a net addition of 16.02 lakh subscribers in January 2024. Of these, around 8.08 lakh members were enrolled for the first time. According to a labour ministry, the 18-25 age group comprised the largest segment at 56.41 per cent of the total new members. The payroll data also showed that around 12.17 lakh members exited and rejoined EPFO. The ministry said that many members opted to transfer their accumulations instead of applying for final settlement, thus safeguarding their long-term financial security. EPFO has been releasing payroll data from April 2018, covering September 2017 onwards.