EPFO: Retirement fund body issues 1.49 lakh pension payment orders for higher contribution — How to check your claim
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued 1,49,806 pension payment orders for higher contributions to retired applicants in line following the November 2022 Supreme Court order, PTI reported.
The apex court in its order asked the Centre to facilitate higher contribution to the pension scheme as per their actual wage so that members can get higher benefit.
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In a written reply to Lok Sabha on Monday (10 August), Minister of State (MoS) Shobha Karandlaje said:
- It has liberalised and simplified partial withdrawals and advances — members can withdraw up to 75% of their balance under three broad heads: essential needs, housing needs and special circumstances.
- The move aims to enable access to funds for unemployment-related expenses, medical emergencies, education, housing and other critical requirements.
- Members are free to avail 75% of their balance twice each year under special circumstances without assigning any reasons, she stated.
Here’s a stepwise guide for how EPF subscribers can check your pension claim on the official EPFO portal, the Umang app, through SMS, or missed call facilities.
Check EPF claim status using SMS, Missed Call
To check claim via SMS, send a message from your registered mobile number (linked with UAN) to 7738299899 in the following format:
- EPFOHOUAN NumberLanguage
- Example — EPFOHO 123456789012 BEN
The language codes are ENG (English), HIN (Hindi), PAN (Punjabi), GUJ (Gujarati), MAR (Marathi), KAN (Kannada), TEL (Telegu), TAM (Tamil), MAL (Malayalam), BEN (Bengali).
You will receive an automated reply with your claim status or account balance information.
