Indian Government Approves 8.25% Interest Rate on EPF Deposits for FY 2025-26

After a long wait, now the government has approved to credit the interest of PF. Soon the interest will be given on PF money in your account. According to the report of PTI, from this month the interest money will be credited in the EPF account. The government has approved the interest rate on Employees'Provident Fund (EPF) deposits for the financial year 2025-26. This approval comes after the Ministry of Finance gave its consent to the interest rate recommended by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the highest decision-making body of the Employees'Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). According to PTI, the Ministry of Labour is expected to instruct the EPFO to credit the interest in the accounts of subscribers this month itself. The interest rate was originally approved in the CBT meeting held on March 2, 2026 under the chairmanship of Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. With this decision, the interest rate of EPF for the third consecutive year 8.25% has been retained.