EPFO Notification: 8.25% Interest Rate Approved for EPF Accounts for FY 2025-26

EPFO Notification: 8.25% Interest Rate Approved for EPF Accounts for FY 2025-26

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has officially announced the rate of interest on EPF deposits for the Financial Year 2025-26. According to the circular issued on July 1, 2026 (No. INV-11/2/2021-INV/E-41960/2519), the Ministry of Labour and Employment has conveyed the Central Government’s formal approval to credit an interest rate of 8.25% into the individual accounts of all EPF scheme members. The EPFO Head Office has directed all Zonal and Regional Offices to issue necessary instructions immediately to ensure the interest is promptly credited to members’ accounts.

कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार)
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
मुख्य कार्यालय/Head Office
प्लेट ए, ग्राउंड फ्लोर, ब्लॉक II, ईस्ट किदवई नगर, नई दिल्ली-110023
Plate A, Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nic.in

No. INV-11/2/2021-INV/E-41960/2519

Date: 01.07.2026

01 JUL 2026

To,
All ACC(HQ)/ACC – In-charge of Zonal Offices
All RPFC-I/ Officers-In-Charge, Regional offices.

Subject: Declaration of Rate of Interest for the Employees’ Provident Fund Members Account for the year 2025-26 – regarding

Sir,

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has conveyed the approval of the Central Government under Para 60(1) of Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 to credit interest @ 8.25% for the Financial Year 2025-26 to the account of each member of the EPF Scheme as per the provisions under Para 60 of EPF Scheme, 1952.

2. You are, accordingly, requested to issue necessary instructions to all concerned for crediting the said interest to the members’ accounts.

(Authority: Ministry of Labour and Employment letter no. R-11018/01/2023-SS-II (e:146079) dated 17.06.2026.)

Yours’ faithfully,

(Ningshen Thothar)
Regional P. F. Commissioner-I (Investment)

Copy to,

1. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment – for information
2. PPS to AS, Ministry of Labour & Employment – for information
3. PPS to AS&FA, Ministry of Labour & Employment – for information
4. OSD to Central Provident Fund Commissioner – for information
5. PS to Central Provident Fund Commissioner – for information
6. PPS to FA&CAO and CVO – for information
7. All CBT Members.
8. All ACC (HQ), Head Office
9. Director, PDNASS, New Delhi
10. All Zonal Dy. Directors (Vig.)/ All Zonal Audit Officers.
11. Addl. Central P. F. Commissioner (HQ)/ (IS) – for information & necessary action
12. Addl. Central P. F. Commissioner (HQ)/(Exemption) – for information and necessary action
13. Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner (F&A/WSU/CAIU) – for information and necessary action
14. Officer-in-Charge, ZTI, Kolkata, Ujjain, Faridabad & Chennai & Sub-ZTI, Shillong
15. All officers in Head office.
16. Central Organisations of Employers – CCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, FICCI & PHD.
17. Central Organisations of Employees – All Central Trade Unions. w.r.t. Letter No.R-11018/1/2017 -SS-II
18. Director (SS-II), Ministry of Labour & Employment, New Delhi
19. Director (Budget), Ministry of Finance, D/o Economic Affairs, Budget Division, New Delhi.
20. RPFC-I (In-Charge), National Data Centre, for uploading the orders on the EPFO website.

(Ningshen Thothar)
Regional P. F. Commissioner-I (Investment)