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Subscribers to get 8.5% EPF savings interest at one go on 'market boost'

The EPFO had decided that 8.15 per cent interest from its debt income would be credited immediately

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The EPFO had projected a surplus of Rs 500 crore in September, when it had decided to credit interest to subscribers in two tranches.

Somesh Jha New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Dec 09 2020 | 6:05 AM IST

Private sector employees will soon get the declared interest rate of 8.5 per cent on their Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) savings for the financial year 2019-20 at one go. The current bull market prompted the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to offload its equity investments and gain higher-than-expected returns in December – leaving it with double the surplus projected three months back, a senior EPFO official said, requesting anonymity.

Following the development, the Union labour and employment ministry has written to the finance ministry, seeking 8.5 per cent interest to be credited into around 190 million EPF accounts for 2019-20.

“The recommendation

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