NEW DELHI, Nov 10: As a Diwali gift, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has started crediting the interest to provident fund (PF) accounts, the government body said in a statement. The rate of interest on the PF account investment for the financial year 2022-23 is 8.15%.
Some users have already received their interest payouts in their accounts, but the EPFO said it might take some time for the amount to reflect in all accounts. “The process is in the pipeline and may be shown there very shortly. Whenever the interest will be credited, it will be accumulated and paid in full. There would be no loss of interest. Please maintain patience,” the EPFO said on X.
The Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said the interest payment has already been credited in over 24 crore accounts. Once the interest is credited, it will be reflected in the PF account of the individual. One can check the provident fund account balance in multiple ways – via text message, missed call, UMANG app, and EPFO website.
The PF interest rate is decided every year by EPFO’s Central Board of Trustees (CBT) in consultation with the Ministry of Finance. This year, the interest rate was announced in July by the EPFO. Last year, the EPFO had lowered the interest rate to a four-decade low of 8.10 per cent for its subscribers, from 8.5 per cent in 2020-21. This was the lowest since 1977-78, when the EPF interest rate stood at 8 per cent.
(Manas Dasgupta)
