At the same time, many schemes are being run by the government to benefit the employed people also. One of these is Public Provident Fund (PPF). However, now an important update has come out from the government regarding PPF, about which people investing in PPF should know.

PPF scheme

Actually, PPF is a savings scheme run by the Central Government. Through this saving scheme, people are encouraged by the government to invest and save. Apart from this, people also get tax benefits in this scheme and people can also save tax through this scheme.

Interest on PPF

At the same time, interest on this scheme is provided by the government. This interest is also reviewed by the government every quarter. Recently, the interest paid on PPF has been reviewed by the government. In such a situation, there has been no change in the interest rate given on PPF and it has been kept stable. In such a situation, interest of 7.1 percent will be given on PPF in the quarter of October-December 2023 also.

PPF amount

PPF is a savings and investment scheme. Its maturity is 15 years. Through this scheme, people can invest a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh in a financial year. Also, in this scheme it is necessary to invest a minimum of Rs 500 in a financial year. Apart from this, people can avail tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act through this scheme.

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Also, people have less knowledge about the tenure of this savings scheme. In such a situation, today we are going to tell many things regarding the tenure of PPF.

PPF Maturity Rule

PPF is such a scheme being run by the government, in which people can save, invest and also save tax. PPF is a long term investment with a tenure of 15 years but that does not mean that your money gets locked in for that long. The period of 15 years is from the day of opening of the account. Tenure of 15 years means that the maturity of the PPF account will be for 15 years from the day the PPF account is opened.

PPF Balance Check

However, if some fund is to be withdrawn from PPF before maturity, then that can also be done. Partial withdrawal is allowed from the PPF account after the sixth year. That’s why some investors use PPF as an emergency fund. PPF allows investors partial withdrawal in case of emergency. From the PPF account after the sixth year, an investor can withdraw up to 50% of the balance at the end of the fourth year or 50% of the account balance at the end of the financial year preceding the year of withdrawal.

PPF Amount On the other hand, if the account is extended with additional contribution, then the withdrawal limit can be 60% of the account balance at the beginning of the extended period. However, if the fund is to be withdrawn before maturity, it can be withdrawn only on emergency. PPF operates under a mandatory lock-in period of 15 years.

In such a situation, some funds can be withdrawn from the PPF account after the completion of the 5th financial year from the year in which the PPF account was opened. For example, if the PPF account was opened in February 2015, then withdrawal from PPF can be done from the financial year 2020-21. At the same time, partial withdrawal is allowed only once in every financial year.

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