Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Financial Literacy for Kids by RBI

Today while going through few financial websites, I came across the RBI website dedicated for kids.

RBI for Kids -
  • Go to School Children tab and you can download comics which will teach you and your kid about money.
  • Go to Announcements tab- Currency Note Posters which will provide you description about each and every note in circulation.
  • Go to Films tab for more recorded versions
  • There is a Games section too.
So what are you waiting for? Use this to teach your kids about Money and utilize their Summer Vacations.

Monday, March 19, 2012

How to Check your EPF (Employee Provident Fund) details Online

After a long time, I am having a new post in my blog. I am in a process of retrieving details of my EPF account and closing the one which I used for the previous employer.

I came across the following online link  "EPF India" where you can check your balance.

You will get First Screen as below. Just click on "Click Here" link.

You will be taken to the next screen as below where you need to add the state where your company belongs to.If in Bangalore, Select "Karanataka" in the combo box and then click on "Bangalore" (which is the first option below).

You will be redirected to the following page where you enter necessary details.
If the details entered by you are correct, you will get following information displayed on the Screen


Please wait for at least 2 hours to get the balance on your mobile. The service is not super fast :)