How to Check PF Balance with Old PF Number

To check your PF balance with the old PF number give a missed call to ✆ 01122901406 (or) send an SMS to 7738299899 by typing “EPFOHO UAN” (or) first find your UAN using your old PF account number and then download your PF passbook using the UAN.

1. How to know Old PF Balance by Missed Call

Just give a missed call to ✆0112290106 from your PF registered mobile number and within 1-2 minutes you will receive your PF balance details as a message on your mobile.

2. How to Know Old PF Balance by SMS

Type EPFOHO UAN in your mobile and send this SMS to 7738299299 from your PF registered mobile number, then within 1-2 minutes, you will receive your PF balance details.

 To get your PF details in your regional languages add these codes after UAN.

Example: EPFOHO UAN HIN

But to know PF balance using missed call (or) SMS option your mobile number should be linked with your PF account, otherwise, you will not receive your PF balance details.

Earlier EPFO used to have a website where the EPF members were able to check their PF balance just by entering their PF member ID, but now that website is replaced by the EPF passbook portal, and it needs your UAN to check your PF balance.

Fortunately, if you have your PF number with you (either old or new) then first you need to find your UAN, once you find your UAN, then you can link your mobile number with your PF account and you can check your PF balance easily.

3. How to Know UAN Number from PF account number

• Step 1: Go to the UAN member portal website, and click on the know your UAN option.
• Step 2: Now enter your mobile number and type the captcha and click on OTP.
• Step 3: Now enter the OTP received to your mobile number and verify it.
• Step 4: Now enter your name, DOB and select the PF member ID option.
• Step 5: Now enter your PF account number details.
• Step 6: Finally type the captcha and click on show my UAN. Now you can see your UAN on the screen.

Read this to know more details about how to find forgotten UAN. 

But for the above process you need to know your new PF number format, here is the process to find it.

How to Convert Your Old PF Number to New PF Number Format

Step 1: If your PF number is like this MH/92678/09XX5 then it is in old PF number format, to convert it into a new PF number format go to the EPFO establishment search website.

Step 2: Enter your company name in the name of the establishment field, and type the captcha and click on search. (No need to enter establishment code)

Step 3: Now find your company in the list and see the establishment id, for this add your last 5 digits of your old PF number with Two Zeros in front of it.

In this example, the old PF number is: MH/92678/09XX5

The new PF number format is: KDMAL00926780000009XX5

To know more information about your PF number format read this: Know more details about PF number format.

To conclude, to know your PF balance either your mobile number has to be linked with your PF account (or) at least you have to know your UAN. These are the only methods that are working right now. So follow the above step carefully and know your PF balance.

FAQs

1. What is the difference between the old PF number format and the new PF number format?

Old PF number formats consist only of Three parts like state code, establishment code, and employee PF member id, whereas new PF account numbers consist of Five parts like region code, office code, establishment code, establishment extension, and employee PF member id.

2. Can I check my PF balance online with my PF account number?

No, you cannot check your PF balance only with your PF account number online.

3. How to activate my old PF number?

To activate your old PF number first find your UAN and then activate that UAN by using activate UAN option in the UAN portal. (Here activation means you can set a password to your PF account to avail online services on the UAN portal).

Now, whenever you join in a new job then give your UAN, and transfer your old PF account to your new PF account (or) you can also withdraw your old PF amount.