Employees Provident Fund Organization i.e. EPFO members are waiting for the interest money to be deposited in their PA account. The PF interest rate for FY2025-26 has been kept the same, which is 8.25%. Two months have passed since the decision was taken to keep it stable, but the money has not yet been deposited in the accounts of EPFO members. Now a big update has come out regarding this.
Last March 2026, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of EPFO recommended an annual interest rate of 8.25% on EPF deposits for the financial year 2025-26. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Labor and Employment on March 2, the CBT recommended that the interest be credited to the EPF account of the members for the financial year.
When will the money be deposited in the PF account?
For the members waiting for EPFO interest to be deposited in their account, let us tell you that till now no official announcement has been made by the Employees Provident Fund Organization regarding this nor has any possible date been announced. But if we look at the past trends of interest money coming into PF, it is indicated that it can be deposited any time between June and September.
The interest amount is credited to the accounts of EPFO members only when the recommendation gets formal approval from the Central Government and it is officially notified. In such a situation, many steps are involved in this process, hence no fixed date for depositing the amount has been announced.
Last year, many customers received interest on their accounts in June and July. However, the exact time regarding this may vary. Members should also note that PF interest information does not appear simultaneously in all EPF passbooks, meaning some members may see this update earlier than others and some later.
Will the delay affect interest?
The answer is no, even if there is a delay in passbook update, customers get their full interest. Under Article 60 of the EPF Scheme 1952, interest on PF account is calculated on the monthly current balance, on which compound interest is charged annually. Therefore, any administrative delay in showing interest in the passbook does not affect the amount received by members.
Interest received in PF account, check here
EPFO has given many options to its members, through which they can easily check the interest amount in their PF account. For this, EPFO members can check the status through Umang App, EPFO E-Service Portal, Missed Call Service or SMS facilities.
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