1% Lesser Interest on Premature closure of PPF Account

Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs

Notification

New Delhi, the 18th June, 2016

G.S.R. 613(E) In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section of (4) of section 3 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1968), the Central Government hereby makes the following schemes further to amend the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, namely:-

1. (1) This Scheme may be called Public Provident Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 2016.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, in paragraph 9, for sub-rule 3(C), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

 ” 3(C) A subscriber shall be allowed premature closure of his account or the account of a minor of whom he is a guardian, on a written application to the Accounts Office, on any of the following grounds, namely,

(i) that the amount is required for the treatment of serious ailments or life threatening diseases of the account holder, spouse or dependent children or parents, on production of  supporting  documents   from   competent medical authority.

(ii) that  the amount  is required for higher education of the account holder or the minor account holder, on production of documents and fee bills in confirmation of admission in a recognised institute of higher education in India or abroad:

Provided that such premature closure shall be allowed only after the account has completed five financial years.

Provided further that premature closure under this sub-paragraph shall be subject to deduction of such amount which shall be equivalent to one percent less interest on the interest rates as applicable from time to time in the table payable on the deposits held in the account from the date of opening of the account till the date of such premature closure, calculated in accordance with the sample calculation as shown in the table on the next page.

Calculation showing the interest payable to depositor

[F. No. 1/04/20 16-NS.II]

PRASHANT GOYAL, Jt. Secy.

Note: The Principal Scheme was notified vide G.S.R. 1136(E), dated the 15^th June,1968 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R. 368(E), dated the 1^st August,1972, G.S.R. 217(E), dated the 9th March,1979, G.S.R. 271(E), dated the 16^th March,1983, G.S.R. 54(E), dated the 7^th February, 1984, G.S.R. 895(E), dated the 23^rd June,1986 G.S.R. 1013(E), dated the 20^th August,1986, G.S.R. 793(E), dated the 29^th August,1989 G.S.R. 477(E), dated the 25^th May,1994, G.S.R. 489(E), dated the 6^th July,1999, G.S.R. 908(E), dated the 6^th December,2000, G.S.R. 679(E), dated the 4^th October,2002, G.S.R. 768(E), dated the 15^th November, 2002, G.S.R. 585(E), dated the 15^th July, 2003, G.S.R. 690(E), dated the 27^th August,2003, G.S.R. 755(E), dated the 19^th November,2004, G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 13^th May,2005 , G.S.R. 956(E), dated the 7^th December, 2010, G.S.R. 844(E), dated the 25^th November, 2011, G.S.R. 225(E), dated the 13^th March,2014, G.S.R. 496 (E), dated 11^th July, 2014 and G.S.R. 588(E), dated the 13^th August, 2014, G.S.R. 332 ( E ) dated 21^st March, 2016, G.S.R. 350(E) dated 29^th March, 2016.