Govt leaves Jan-Mar General Provident Fund rate unchanged at 7.1%
This story was originally published at 22:12 IST on 9 January 2026
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NEW DELHI – The government has left the interest rate on the General Provident Fund unchanged at 7.1% for the quarter ending March, the finance ministry said Friday. The General Provident Fund is a social security scheme available to central government employees.
The interest rate of 7.1% will also be applicable to other government-run provident funds such as the All India Services Provident Fund and the Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund, the ministry said.
Since 2016, the government has been revising interest rates on its small savings schemes every quarter to align them with market rates on relevant government securities. However, the rate on the General Provident Fund has remained unchanged at 7.1% for over five years now. End
Reported by Priyasmita Dutta
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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