PROVIDENT
FUND INTEREST RATE 2015-16 FIXED AT 8.7%
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Government Decides to Fix Interest Rates at 8.7% for
General Provident Fund(GPF) and other Similar Funds Including Special Deposit
Scheme, 1975(SDS,1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and
Gratuity Funds for the Financial Year 2015-16.
It was decided by the Government to link the interest rates of State PFs
(General Provident Fund and other similar funds) including Special Deposit
Scheme, 1975 (SDS, 1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and
Gratuity Funds for the FY 2015-16 to Public Provident Fund (PPF) rates. In
pursuance of that decision, the Government has decided to fix the rates 8.7% per annum applicable to the following:-
· The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
· The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
· The All India Service Provident Fund.
· The State Railway Provident Fund.
· The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
· The Indian Ordnance 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.
The rate of
interest is applicable to the above funds w.e.f. 1st April,
2015 and until further orders.
Recently, the Government had kept the interest
rates for PPF and other Small Savings Schemes intact. However, interest
rates for 5 year Senior citizen Saving Scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Account
Scheme have been increased from 9.2 to 9.3% and 9.1 to 9.2% respectively,
keeping in view the commitment of the Government towards the welfare of the
girl child and the senior citizens. DSM/KA : 21.04.2014
MARCH TO PARLIAMENT
DELHI CHALO !
28TH APRIL 2015
FIVE LAKHS CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES MARCH TO PARLIAMENT.
CLARION CALL OF JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE
FOR SETTLEMENT OF TEN POINTS CHARTER OF DEMANDS.
INDEFINITE STRIKE IF DEMANDS ARE NOT SETTLED BY GOVT.
RAILWAY
FEDERATIONS, DEFENCE FEDERATIONS AND CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT.
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS WILL SPEARHEAD THE NATIONWIDE STRUGGLE.
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ALL
AFFILIATES OF CONFEDERATION AND ALL STATE COMMITTEES (C-O-CS) ARE ONCE
AGAIN REQUESTED TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE
RALLY AS PER QUOTA ALREADY FIXED AND CIRCULATED. PLEASE BRING FLAGS,
BANNERS AND PLAYCARDS ALSO.
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COME
IN THOUSANDS TO MAKE THE RALLY THE BIGGEST RALLY IN THE HISTORY OF
CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES. LET US DEMONSTRATE THE ANGER, PROTEST AND
DETERMINATION OF THIRTY LAKHS CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES IN FRONT OF
NARENDRA MODI GOVERNMENT.
M. KRISHNAN
SECRETARY GENERAL
CONFEDERATION OF CGE&W
MASSIVE PARLIAMENT MARCH -- STAYAL ARRANGEMENT
P3 UNION HAS BOOKED THE FOLLOWING HALL FOR STAYAL AT DELHI ON
27.04.2015 & 28.04.2015 (NIGHT ALSO) IN CONNECTION WITH PARLIAMENT
MARCH AT JANTAR MANTAR, NEW DELHI ON 28.04.2015.
KHAMPUR CHAUPAL
(MARRIAGE HALL)
(METRO
PILLAR 224 OPPOSITE)
NEAR SHADIPUR
METRO STATION
NEW PATEL
ROAD
SHADIPUR,
PATEL NAGAR, NEW DELHI- 110008
NOTE:
1. NO FOOD ARRANGEMENT. ALL SHALL MAKE THEIR OWN
ARRANGEMENTS.
2. IF ANYBODY WANTS FOR
SPECIAL AND COMFORTABLE STAY, THEY MAY DO THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENT. SO MANY
LODGES ARE AVAILABLE NEAR NEWDELHI RAILWAY STATION.
