Check Your Indian Provident Fund Account Balance Online

I am like most of you; Salaried Professional who has switched multiple job but forgot to transfer previous PF Accounts to the new PF Account created with New Employer and is clueless about money stuck in old PF Accounts. Today I finally got to know about the fund in my previous *PF Accounts that too ONLINE :)

* PF Accounts with PF Chennai and PF Pune Offices.

Here are the easy steps to check your PF Fund Online:

1) Keep your PF Account Number handy. It will be something like: TN/MS/*****/******

2) Go to: http://epfindia.gov.in/MembBal.html

At the bottom of the page you will see: Click Here to know the balance. You know what to do...right
3) On Next Page Select the State.
TN/MS/*****/******  TN = Tamilnadu

4) On the same page you will be given option to select EPFO office.
TN/MS/*****/******  MS your EPFO Office.

5) Finally you will reach below page…phew

6) Fill the remaining boxes for Employee PF Account Number
Third box = Provide */asterisk in red if your PF number looks like this TN/MS/*****/****** 
Fourth box = I kept it empty
Fifth box = Provide */asterisk in red if your PF number looks like this TN/MS/*****/******
(* /asterisk denotes number here)

7) Give your Name per your salary slip and Mobile number and then check I Agree.

If your PF Office has made data available online then you will get SMS on your Mobile Number within 5 min.
Chennai and Pune PF Office data is accessible through this portal.