08/02/2022
PPF - Public Provident Fund
PPF Information
Tenure: 15 years (Can be renewed in blocks of 5 years)
Interest rate: 7.1% p.a
Investment Amount: Minimum Rs.500, Maximum Rs.1.5 lakh p.a.
Maturity Amount: Depends on the investment tenure
How to open a PPF account?
• Public Provident Fund
• Individuals can open a PPF account at banks or at post offices. Earlier, opening a PPF account was allowed only at Nationalized Banks, however, private banks such as Axis, HDFC, and ICICI Bank also offer the PPF scheme. The documents required to open a PPF account is mentioned below:
• The application form must be submitted.
• ID proof such as Aadhaar card, Permanent Account Number (PAN) card, passport, etc., must be submitted.
• Address proof with the current address mentioned on it should be submitted.
• Signature proof.
• After submission of the above documents, the amount that is required to open a PPF account can be deposited.
1. The rules governing Public Provident Fund accounts say that you cannot withdraw the Public Provident Fund account balance after your Public Provident Fund account finishes its tenure (15 years).
2. Once the completion of your 15-year term, you can get access to the Public Provident Fund account balance, and also withdraw it.
3. Any time before the completion of the full tenure of the account, you cannot withdraw the entire Public Provident Fund account.
4. The premature withdrawal of your Public Provident Fund up to 50% of the account balance is allowed once you complete 5 years of the Public Provident Fund.
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