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EPFO: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced several major reforms keeping in mind more than 7 crore organized sector employees of the country.

EPFO Latest Reforms: If you are also facing problems in logging in to the EPF passbook portal, then this news is for you. Now, crores of members do not need to worry about the problems in the Provident Fund. Now you can also check PF balance through SMS and missed call service ofthe  Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

EPF passbook portal is usually a user-friendly platform to view PF balance and transaction information. But sometimes due to high traffic on the website, portal maintenance, login error or KYC not being completed, problems can also arise in it. In such a situation, you can also easily know your PF details by using the facility of SMS or missed call.

Even without internet access, you can easily check your PF balance in this way.

1. By SMS service-

To avail this facility, first of all, ensure that your UAN is active and linked to your Aadhaar, PAN and bank details. After this, send EPFOHO UAN ENG message to 7738299899 from your registered mobile number. For information in another language, you can enter the code of another language for ENG. Like HIN for Hindi and TAM for Tamil. This service is available in 10 languages ​​including English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.

2. Missed call service

If your UAN is active and KYC is fully updated, then you can also get information by giving a missed call to 011-22901406 from your registered mobile number. When you call this number, the call will be disconnected automatically after two rings, and an SMS will be sent to your mobile immediately, in which your PF balance will be shown.

Many reforms announced

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced several major reforms keeping in mind the country’s more than 7 crore organised sector employees. It aims to simplify digital services, increase transparency and speed up the process. Today, we will tell you 5 major changes in simple language.

Updating the profile has become easier now.

If your UAN is linked to Aadhaar, then now you can update information like your name, date of birth and nationality online without uploading any document. However, UAN holders created before October 2017 may have to take the approval of the employer in some cases.

No more employer approval for PF transfer

From January 15, 2025, the process of PF transfer has been simplified when changing jobs. Now in most cases, the approval of the employer will not be required, due to which the transfer will be done quickly and without hassle. Also, the process of the joint declaration has been digitalised.

Centralised Pension Payment System (CPPS) launched

The new system has come into effect from January 1, 2025, in which pensions will be sent directly to the bank account through the NPCI platform. Earlier Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) were sent to different regional offices, which caused delays.

Option for high-salary holders too

If your salary is more than the prescribed limit, then you can apply for more pension by making extra contribution. EPFO ​​has now made this process clear and uniform, so that everyone can get the correct information about their pension rights.

Private trusts are now also under the purview of rules like EPFO

EPFO has directed that private trusts which are not under the purview of EPFO ​​should also follow the same pension-related procedures which are applicable in EPFO. This will make the process of pension management uniform across the country and will provide relief from confusing rules.