Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on July 24 announced an interest rate of 8.15% for Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) accounts for the financial year 2022-23.
The announcement was made in a circular issued by the EPFO on July 24. The circular stated that the interest rate was approved by the Central Government under para 60(1) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 The retirement fund body EPFO on March 28 had marginally raised the interest rate on EPF deposits to 8.15% for 2022-23 for its over six crore subscribers.
As per an official order, the EPFO has asked the filed offices for crediting the interest at 8.15% on EPF for 2022-23 into the accounts of members. The order came after the Finance Ministry’s concurrence to the EPF rate of interest approved by EPFO trustees earlier in March.
