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Govt ratifies 8.1 pc EPF interest rate for 2021-22

The government has approved 8.1 per cent rate of interest on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2021-22, an over four-decade low for about five crore subscribers of retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Earlier in March this year, EPFO had decided to lower the interest on provident fund deposits for 2021-22 to 8.1 per cent from 8.5 per cent provided in 2020-21.

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Key points:

  • The Ministry of Labour and Employment has conveyed approval of the central government to credit 8.1 per cent rate of interest for 2021-22 to each member of the EPF scheme.
  • The labour ministry had sent the proposal to the Ministry of Finance for its concurrence.
  • Now, after the ratification of the interest rate by the government, the EPFO would start crediting the fixed rate of interest for the fiscal into the EPF accounts. The 8.1 per cent EPF rate of interest is the lowest since 1977-78, when it stood at 8 per cent.

About EPFO:

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is the statutory body under the Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment, which is responsible for regulation and management of provident funds in India. The EPFO administers the mandatory provident fund.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • EPFO Founded: 4 March 1952, New Delhi;
  • EPFO Headquarters: New Delhi.

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Sumit Arora

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