EPFO: Provident Fund interest rate stays at 8.25% for 2025-26The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has decided to keep the provident fund interest rate at 8.25 percent for the financial year 2025-...
02 Mar, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
EPFO working to offer members a consistent interest rate regimeEPFO: The government is considering creating an interest stabilisation reserve fund under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation to ens...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Govt approves 8.1 per cent as interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2021-2022The interest rate of 8.1% for 2021-22 is the lowest in more than four decades and is a significant cut from 8.5% credited in 2020-21 and 20...
04 Jun, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
EPFO may consider more govt bonds and equity investmentsThe proposals are aimed at ensuring high returns for provident fund subscribers and they come after the EPFO cut the interest rate for 2021...
28 Mar, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
EPFO cuts back on debt, equity play as lockdown hurts inflowsThe fund is estimated to have halved its investments to about 5,000 crore since May
19 Jun, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
EPF interest rate lowered by 15 bps to 8.5% for FY20The interest rate is a big sentiment booster and any cut may further hit the employee sentiment.
05 Mar, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
EPFO mulls rate cut on PF deposits to 8.5% for FY20The EPFO is considering a cut of 15 basis points in the interest rate on PF deposits in FY20 to 8.5%.
28 Feb, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
How EPFO plans to pass on equity gains to subscribersThe interest rate decided by the central board of trustees will have to be vetted by the finance ministry, following which it would be noti...
26 Feb, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
EPFO may lower interest rate for 2017-18The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to cut interest rate on the grounds that it is directly crediting exchange trad...
26 Nov, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Should EPF interest rate be cut due to fall in bond yields? Here are 3 expert viewsLast year, the EPFO had cut interest rate to 8.65%. Now rates have slipped further. ET Wealth spoke to three experts for their views on whe...
30 Oct, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
Why EPF still remains a good bet for investors despite rate cutEPF is still attractive and government savings bonds and mutual funds are likely to offer better returns going ahead.
20 Dec, 2016, 07.52 AM IST
Finance Minister wants EPFO to retain 8.75% interest rate for FY16Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme currently gives the highest interest rate of 9.2 per cent to incentivise the people investing in the name of girl ...
06 Dec, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
EPFO likely to announce interest on PF for 2015-16 on November 24After the approval of Finance Ministry, the rate of interest is notified and credited to the accounts of over five crore subscribers of the...
08 Nov, 2015, 12.11 PM IST
June rate cut is possible only when there is indication that El Nino effect is not there: Arun Srinivasan"A mere reduction of repo rates is not going to provide the much-required boost to the economy and make India’s gross domestic product grow...
19 May, 2015, 06.17 PM IST
- EPF rate cut from 9.5% to 8.25% for 2011-12
Govt slashed interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund from 9.5 per cent to 8.25 per cent for 2011-12 affecting over 4.7 crore ...
15 Mar, 2012, 11.17 PM IST
- CPI-M opposes move to lower EPFO interest
Tapan Kumar Sen said the move is a "retrograde step" and asked as to why interest rates on employees' lifetime savings are getting cut.
12 Dec, 2011, 03.30 PM IST
- EPFO may lower interest rate on PF deposits to 8.25% in FY'12
Retirement fund body EPFO has recommended a cut in interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.25 per cent for 2011-12 from 9.5 per cent ...
08 Dec, 2011, 10.26 PM IST