Saturday, May 26, 2018

Govt notifies 8.55% interest on PF for 2017-18, lowest in 5 years

has asked its field offices to credit 8.55 per cent rate of interest for 2017-18, the lowest rate since 2012-13 fiscal, into the accounts of around 5 crore subscribers.
The Labour Ministry has conveyed approval of the central government to credit 8.55 per cent rate of interest for 2017-18 into accounts of members, according to an order issued by the to its more than 120 field offices.
The had ratified 8.55 per cent rate of interest on for the last fiscal. But it could not be implemented because of model code of conduct for Karnataka elections.
The labour ministry had sought Election Commission's approval to notify rate of interest for crediting the same into members' accounts by the in view of model code of conduct for Karnataka elections.
The EPFO's Central Board of Trustees, headed by the labour minister, had decided to fix rate of interest at 8.55 per cent for the last fiscal in its meeting held on February 21, 2018.
The labour ministry had sent the CBT's recommendation over the rate of interest to the for its concurrence.
However, it could not be implemented for want of the finance ministry's concurrence and was further delayed due to model code of conduct for Karnataka polls on May 12.
The had provided 8.65 per cent interest for 2016-17. The members got 8.8 per cent in 2015-16 and 8.75 per cent each in 2014-15 and 2013-14.
In 2012-13, EPFO had provided 8.5 per cent rate of interest on  Thus, at 8.55 per cent for 2017-18, it is a five year low.

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