Govt approves interest rate on EPF for FY21 at 8.5%
- Ministry of Finance has approved the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2020-21 at 8.5%. The rate has been kept unchanged as for year 2019-20.
- EPF is one fixed-income instrument that is completely tax-free under the exempt-exempt-exempt (EEE) regime, along with PPF and the Sukanya Samriddhi Account.
- Now the labour ministry will notify the interest rate for it to come into effect.
Points to remember:
- Interest Rate for EPF for 2020-21?
Source: Financial Express