Now access your PF details through this App

The retirement fund body EPFO today unveiled a mobile application for its users. Along with the app, the government body also launched other phone-based services like accessing PF account details for its more than 3.54 crore subscribers, 49.22 lakh pensioners and 6.1 lakh employers.

As published in an Economic Times report, the service was launched by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on the eve of 208th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees held in Hyderabad.

These three mobile-based services – mobile app, SMS-based universal account number activation and missed call service – are primarily meant for EPF members.

After downloading the mobile application from the EPFO website, the user would be able to activate the UAN account from the mobile device itself. What more? The user can also access the accounts to view monthly credits and details available with EPFO.

The EPF pensioners and employers can also access their pension disbursement and remittance details using these services.

Under the SMS-based service for UAN activation, the member is supposed to send an SMS to 7738299899. The member then becomes eligible for services like credit alerts and passbooks. The new service primarily is beneficial for the users having an access to either computer or smart phone.

EPFO already has in place a Short Code SMS service, which helps members get their details along with contribution and PF balance through an SMS to 7738299899.

As an extension to this service, a missed call at 011 22901406 – at no cost to the member – it will fetch all the required user details. As this facility is available only to UAN members, the activation is expected to pick up.

As per the data released by the Ministry, a total of around 1.80 crore UAN have been activated so far, 58.72 lakh UAN are seeded with Aadhaar and 1.82 crore UAN seeded with bank accounts.
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