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There are several methods to check the balance of a provident fund account...
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has started the process of crediting interest into provident fund (PF) accounts, as announced recently...
Union Minister for Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav recently said that EPFO has already credited interest in more than 24 crore accounts..
In response to inquiries about the timeline for interest crediting into EPF accounts, the EPFO clarified, "The process is in progress and will be reflected shortly..
If your UAN is linked with the EPFO, you can check your contribution and PF balance by sending an SMS to 7738299899 in the format: EPFOHO UAN ENG, where 'ENG' represents the preferred language (e.g., MAR for Marathi)...
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