GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA ABSTRACT
Provident Fund – Rate of Interest for the Financial Year 2018-19 on the accumulations on the credit of subscribers in the General Provident Fund and other similar funds for the quarter 01.04.2018 to 30.06.2018 – Orders – Issued.
FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT
TS: G.O.Rt.No. 934 ,DT 09.05.18 Rate of Interest for the Financial Year 2018-19 on G.P.F and other similar funds for the quarter 01.04.2018 to 30.06.2018 – Orders
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Rt.No.39, Fin (HRM.V) Dept., dated.25.01.2018. Dated: 09-05-2018
2. GOI, resolution No.F.No. 5 (1)-B(PD)/2018, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division) dt:11/04/2018.
3. Letter No. F.M-TS/GL.II/2018–19/94, Dated.26.04.2018 of AG (A&E), Telangana. -o0o-
.ORDER:
According to Rule 13(1) of General Provident Fund (Telangana State) Rules, “Government shall pay to the credit of the account of a subscriber interest at such rate as may be determined for each year according to the method of calculation prescribed from time to time by the Government of India for payment of interest on subscription to the General Provident Fund in respect of Central Services”.
2. In the G.O 1st read above, the State Government have adopted the interest rate of 7.6% per annum as ordered by the Government of India with effect from 01.01.2018 to 31.03.2018 during the year 2017 -2018.
3. In the reference 2nd read above, the Government of India through its resolution No.F.No. 5 (1)-B(PD)/2018, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division), dt:11.04.2018 fixed the rate of interest for the subscribers of General Provided Fund (Central Services) at 7.6% per annum for the period from 01.04.2018 to 30.06.2018 during the year 2018– 19.
4. Government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby adopt the rate of interest @ 7.6% per annum for the period from 01.04.2018 to 30.06.2018 during the year 2018 – 19 on the following Provident Funds on par with the rates of Government of India.
1) The General Provident Fund (Telangana State) Rules, 1935.
2) The Electricity Department Provident Fund Rules.
3) Emergency Cut and Compulsory Saving Rules, 1949.
4) Government Distilleries Employees Provident Fund.
5) Telangana State Government Life Insurance Fund.
6) Telangana State employees Welfare Fund Rules.
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