How to link new mobile number to EPF account? Here's the easy way

Information regarding employee's PF balance and employer's contribution is sent to the registered mobile number. If you have not updated your new number, you will not get information about PF balance and monthly contribution.

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) amount is deposited every month in the accounts of working people. Because after a time the employee gets good returns in the form of EPF. If the employee wishes, he can withdraw some part of EPF anytime if needed. But for this, the employee's mobile number should be linked to his EPF account. If you have not yet linked your mobile number, then get it done immediately. Because before withdrawing the EPF amount, a one-time password (OTP) is sent to the registered mobile number. Therefore, by following the process mentioned below, you can link your mobile number to your EPF account.

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To link mobile number to EPF account, first of all you have to go to EPFO ​​India website – https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php.

Here you have to click on Off Employees option.

After this the member has to click on UAN/Online Services.

Then login using UAN and password. To login you will have to enter OTP.

Under Management, click 'Contact Details'.

Finally verify and click on change mobile number.

Then, enter the mobile number linked to Aadhaar. Click on Get OTP and submit.

If you do not have your previous number then in that case you will have to register the mobile number with Aadhaar also. After this you will have to click on Forgot Password on the login page. Then you will have to enter UAN and captcha code. After this enter name, date of birth and gender. Enter the captcha code and mobile number linked to Aadhaar and click on OTP.

Send message to this number

UAN active members can know about their latest PF contribution and balance available with EPFO ​​by sending an SMS to 7738299899 from the registered mobile number. Send to EPFOHO UAN 7738299899. The special thing is that SMS should be sent from the registered mobile number of UAN. EPFO sends details of the member's last PF contribution and balance along with available KYC information. The facility is available in 10 (ten) languages.

Benefits of linking mobile number to EPF account

Information regarding employees' PF balance and employer's contribution will be sent to the registered mobile number. If you have not updated your new number and the old number has been allotted in someone else's name, then the information about your PF balance and monthly contribution will be communicated to that person. You can file e-enrolment and claims using only the mobile number which is linked to your Aadhaar.