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NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO fixed the interest rate on employees\u2019 provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26 at 8.25 per cent, retaining the rate for the second consecutive year, a source said.<\/p>\n

In February last year, the EPFO retained the 8.25 per cent rate of interest for 2024-25 fiscal year.The Employees\u2019 Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), in 2024, increased the interest rate marginally to 8.25 per cent for 2023-24, from 8.15 per cent in 2022-23.In March 2022, EPFO lowered the interest on post-retirement deposits for 2021-22 to an over four-decade low of 8.10 per cent for its over seven crore subscribers, from 8.5 per cent in 2020-21The 8.10 per cent rate for 2020-21 was the lowest since 1977-78, when the rate stood at 8 per cent.<\/p>\n

The EPFO\u2019s apex decision making body Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has decided to provide 8.25 per cent rate of interest on EPF for 2025-26 at its meeting on Monday,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

After the CBT\u2019s decision, the interest rate on EPF deposits for 2025-26 will be sent to the Ministry of Finance for concurrence. After the government\u2019s ratification, the interest rate for 2025-26 will be credited into accounts of over seven crore subscribers of EPFO.<\/p>\n

EPFO provides the rate of interest after it is ratified by the government through the finance ministry.In March 2020, EPFO lowered the interest rate on provident fund deposits to a seven-year low of 8.5 per cent for 2019-20, from 8.65 per cent provided for 2018-19.<\/p>\n

EPFO provided an 8.65 per cent interest rate to its subscribers in 2016-17 and 8.55 per cent in 2017-18. The rate of interest was slightly higher at 8.8 per cent in 2015-16.<\/p>\n

The retirement fund body gave 8.75 per cent rate of interest in 2013-14 as well as 2014-15, higher than 8.5 per cent for 2012-13.<\/p>\n

The rate of interest was 8.25 per cent in 2011-12.<\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO fixed the interest rate on employees\u2019 provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26 at 8.25 per cent, retaining the rate for the second consecutive year, a source said. 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