Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has said that Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has increased the interest rate on provident fund (PF) deposits to 8.65 percent for the 2018-19 fiscal year as against 8.55 percent in the preceding year. The move, once approved by the finance ministry, will benefit 6 crore subscribers of the provident fund scheme.
The minister has stated that all members of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of EPFO agreed to give a higher interest for subscribers for 2018-19. He also noted that providing 8.65 percent interest rate for current financial year would leave the EPFO with a surplus of Rs 151 crore, compared to Rs 586 crore in 2017-18.
The EPFO had provided a five-year low rate of interest of 8.55 percent to its subscribers for FY18. The organisation had kept the interest rate at 8.65 per cent in FY17 and 8.8 percent in FY16. It provided 8.75 percent interest for FY14 as well as FY15. The rate of interest was 8.5 percent in FY13.
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