The EPF Passbook is an online passbook facility that helps users to check their EPF account statements at any time. You can check your balance statements as well as print and download. The statements can also be accessed using the EPFO app.
Various details of the employee such as his/her PF account number, the employer’s name, establishment ID, the pension scheme and EPF scheme details, the name and type of the EPF office, etc., can be found on the EPF Passbook.
However, before an individual is able to view and download his/her passbook, the activation of the Universal Account Number (UAN) must be completed. The UAN is allotted by the EPFO and the employee will be able to receive his/her UAN from the employer or from the pay slip. Employees will also be able to know their UAN by visiting the UAN portal.
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Procedure to view and download EPF Passbook
The process to view and download the EPF Passbook is very simple and can be done on the EPFO portal. However, the employee must keep in mind the below-mentioned points in case they wish to view and download the passbook online:
- The EPF passbook facility is only available for members who complete the UAN registration on the EPFO portal.
- Only 6 hours after the registration or activation has been completed will the passbook facility be available.
- Any changes made on the portal will only be updated after 6 hours.
- The entries that are made on the passbook must be consistent with the ones made by the EPFO field offices.
- Inoperative Members, Settled Members, and Exempted Establishment Members will not be able to avail the EPF Passbook facility.
The procedure to view and download the EPF Passbook is mentioned below:
- Initially, the employee must visit https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php.
- Next, the employee must click on the ‘e-Passbook’ option.
- On the new tab, the employee must enter his/her UAN, password, and captcha details.
- Next, the employee must click on ‘Login’.
- On the next page, the Member ID of the employee will be displayed. In case the employee has various Member IDs, all of them will be displayed on the screen.
- The employee must click on the Member ID of which the PF statement he/she would like to download.
- Once the employee clicks on the Member ID, all details of the PF account will be displayed such as the name of the organisation, name of the employee, where the office is located, the share of the employer and the employee, and the contribution made towards the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) account.
- The employee will also be able to download the PF statement in the PDF format as well as take a print out of the statement.
FAQs on EPF Passbook
Yes, you can download or view your passbook in the following manner:
- Log in to the member portal using your UAN and password.
- Go to the menu option ‘Download’ and select ‘Download Passbook’.
- It is also possible to download the PDF version of the passbook.
No, it is not possible to view your passbook online without the UAN. The UAN and password are required to view the passbook online and on the UMANG app.
The EPF passbook that is downloaded comes in the pdf format. No, a password is not required to open the downloaded document.
The entries made on the EPF passbook are checked with the EPFO field offices before updating on the passbook.
It takes a maximum of 6 hours after the UAN registration for the passbook to be generated.
Only members who have registered for the EPFO portal will be able to view and download the EPF passbook.
Any updates made online will reflect in the EPF passbook only after 6 hours.
No, not all EPF members have access to the EPF passbook facility. The below-mentioned members do not have access to the passbook facility:
- Inoperative members
- Settled members
- Exempted Established Members
