GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA ABSTRACT
Provident Fund – Interest applicable on GPF and other similar funds from 01-01-2019 to 31-03-2019 -Orders – Issued.
FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT
TS G.O.Rt.No. 44 Dated: 04-02-2019 Interest applicable on GPF and other similar funds from 01-01-2019 to 31-03-2019
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.171, Fin (HRM.V) Dept., dated.18.12.2018.
2. GOI, resolution No.F.No. 5 (1)-B(PD)/2018, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division) dt:03/01/2019.
3. Letter No. F.M-TS/GL.II/2018–19/592, Dated.23.01.2019 of Sr. Dy.AG (A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
-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 8% per annum as ordered by the Government of India for the period from 01.10.2018 to 31.12.2018 during the year 2018 -2019.
3. In the reference 2nd read above, GOI through their resolution dated: 2301-2019
have announced that the rate of Interest as accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds shall be 8% for the period from 01-01-2019 to 31-03-2019 and in the reference 3rd read above the Sr.Dy.AG (A&E) has requested the government to issue a suo moto order revising the rate of Interest accordingly.
4. Government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby adopt the rate of interest @ 8% per annum for the period from 01.01.2019 to 31.03.2019 during the year 2019 – 20 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.
5. The G.O is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address
http://www.telangana.gov.in/goir .
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
K.RAMAKRISHNA RAO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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