Interest rate for the General Provident Fund for the 1st Quarter of the Financial Year 2025-26

The Government of India has announced that the interest rate for the General Provident Fund (GPF) and similar funds will remain at 7.1% per annum for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26, covering the period from April 1 to June 30, 2025. This rate has been consistent since the financial year 2020-21.

Interest rate for the General Provident Fund for 2025

F.NO. 5(3)-B(PD)/2023
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)

New Delhi, the 01 April, 2025

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2025-26, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) w.e.f. 1st April, 2025 to 30th June, 2025, This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st April, 2025. The funds concerned are:

• The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
• The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
• The All India Services Provident Fund.
• The State Railway Provident Fund.
• The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
• The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
• The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
• The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
• The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
• The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.

(Aghish Vachhani)
Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India

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