Prompt Interest credit @ 8.25% for 2025-2026 in CITES 2.01: EPFO Order dated 09.07.2026
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
Head Office :
Plate A Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110025
No: WSU/5(1)2005/Annual Accts/2026-2027/E-789534/23
Dated: 09/07/2026
To
All ACCs-(HQ)/ACCs Zones.
All RPFC-I/OIC Regional Offices.
Sub: Prompt Interest credit @ 8.25% for 2025-2026 in CITES 2.01- reg:
Ref: Circular No.WSU/28(1)2003/Delegation/Vol-II/26826 dated 06.03.2012
Ma’am /Sir,
The annual accounts processing for the year 2025-26 has commenced in the newly migrated CITES 2.01 for crediting interest @ 8.25% to all the member accounts. The processing in the computer system has already been completed for nearly around 34 Crore accounts and the same has been made available to the field offices for final verification and approval in CITES 2.01.
Accordingly, with a view to ensure prompt interest credit for 2025-2026, all OICs are hereby advised to task the AOs/EOs also in addition to the APFCs and ensure that the pending accounts are promptly credited with interest by making use of the above referred circular vide which the powers were already delegated to AOs for interest credits.
The above is applicable only to the approval of annual accounts and valid till 21.07.2026 only.
(Issues with the approval of CPFC)
Sd/-
(Roli Shukla Malge)
FA & CAO
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