Employee Provident Fund Scheme(EPFS) is a government scheme where the employees contribute a small portion of their remuneration(12% of their basic pay)every month. A matching and equal amount will be contributed by the employer as well to the PF. This contributions together form a Corpus. This is the actual amount that fund's an employee retirement amount. EPF can be withdrawn by the employee if he needs it early when needed.
We had procedure of withdrawing this amount which is not so easy to be achieved some years back. Thanks to some online wizards and cashless economy norm of the government. You can now know your total amount in your PF account through online and submit your acceptance for the withdrawal of the PF amount online. Government has finally found a way to fasten up the procedure a user friendly online service. below are the simple steps to be followed to know your EPF balance,
Activate/Create your own UAN(Universal Account Number)
Feed your KYC details
Seed your bank account details
Update your PAN/Previous PF account number
Ensure your have mobile phone linked to you aadhaar number and bank account
Follow the link: https://epfindia.gov.in/
