Soumya Prakash Pradhan

As a tech-savvy person, it is always essential to be prepared for emergency situation.

You never know when you may need to access important information or financial services quickly.

One way to be prepared is to store important phone numbers in your phone.

Here are three important phone numbers you should save in your phonebook to help you in emergency situations.

Dial *99#:

The initial phone number that you ought to save is *99#. This feature can be particularly advantageous in situations where you lack access to the internet.

You can use this feature to send and request money, check your balance, and pending requests, and also change your UPI pin.

However, it is important to note that this service does not work for Jio users.

EPFO number:

The second phone number you should save is the EPFO number. You can check your balance in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali by replacing ENG with the first three letters of your preferred language.

To check the EPFO balance, you need to send a message to the number 7738299899 with the text “EPFOHO UAN ENG.”

By doing this, you will receive your EPFO balance quickly.

SBI account balance:

The third phone number you should save is for checking your balance in SBI accounts.

To receive a mini statement of your most recent transaction, you can either give a missed call or send an SMS with the text "MSTMT" to 9223866666 from your registered mobile number.

After that, you will receive the mini statement of your SBI transaction.

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