For the pensioners under the Employee’s Pension Scheme, EPFO has a dedicated portal – EPFO Pension Portal or EPFO Pensioner’s Portal. Using this portal, pensioners can check EPS status, know PPO Number and make PPO enquiry/Payment enquiry. This post talks about these in detail.
How to Check EPS Pension Status?
Once the members of EPS attain the age of 58 years, their EPS pension kicks in.
Subscribers of EPS or the Employee’s Pension Scheme are given a PPO No. (Pension Payment Order Number). This number is used for all EPF Pension-related communications. To check the status of one’s EPF pension, the following steps must be adhered to:
Pensioners can go to the EPFO Pensioner’s Portal to check the status of one’s EPS account. Steps for the same are explained below:
Step 1: Go to EPFO Pensioner’s Portal.
Step 2: Find “Know Your Pension Status” on the left-side panel of the web portal.
Step 3: Select the Issued Office (region) and enter your PPO No. (refer the image below)
Step 4: Click on “Get Status” to know the status of your EPF pension.
How to Know Your PPO No.?
To know your PPO or Pension Payment Order, the below-mentioned steps can be followed:
Step 1: Go to EPFO Pension Portal.
Step 2: Click on “Know Your PPO No” (from the panel on the left side of the webpage).
Step 3: Select either “Bank Acc. No. Search” or “Mem. ID Search” (whichever data you have)
Upon choosing “Bank Acc. No. Search”:
Step 4 (a): Enter your Bank Account Number and click on “Submit”.
Upon choosing “Mem. ID Search”:
Step 4 (b): Select code from the drop-down box and then enter the remaining figures in the space provided.
Step 5: Hit the “Submit” button to know your PPO No.
EPFO Pension Portal: PPO Enquiry
Follow the steps given below for PPO Enquiry or Payment Enquiry via EPFO Pensioner’s Portal:
1. Open the EPFO Pensioner’s Portal (either type in “EPFO Pensioner/Pension Portal” or navigate from EPFO official website).
2. Click on “PPO Enquiry/Payment Enquiry”.
3. Select “Issued Office” and enter your PPO No.
4. Enter your date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY) manually or click on the calendar icon.
5. Enter the Captcha displayed on your device’s screen and finally hit the “Submit” button.
| Read more about EPF: | ||
| EPF Balance Check | EPF Correction Form | EPF Passbook |
| EPF Calculator | EPF Interest Rate | EPF Pension |
| EPF Contribution | EPF Online Claim | EPF Premature Withdrawal |
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| EPFO E-Sewa | EPFO Online Payment | EPFO KYC Online Update |
| EPFO Establishment | EPFO Member Portal | EPFO Registration Process |
| Read more about EPF Forms: | ||
| EPF Form 10C | EPF Form 19 | EPF Withdrawal Form 31 |
EPFO Pension Portal: FAQs
No. All you need is your PPO No. to check the pension status or to make the payment enquiry for your EPF pension.
PPO Number is the Pension Payment Order number which is provided to the subscribers of the EPS. Using the PPO No., multiple EPF pension-related queries can be made.
Jeevan Pramaan is the life certificate which is to be submitted every year to your pension providing body, be it EPS, NPS or any other body. It is to inform the authorities that you are still an active member of the pension scheme and your pension must continue for the current year.
Jeevan Pramaan ID is a centralised authentication number which is applicable to all pensioners, irrespective of the various Pension Disbursing Authorities. It is used to generate life certificate every year.
