Will my Public Provident Fund continue to earn interest after maturity ?

POSTED BY gurbaksh ON July 23, 2014 6:39 pm COMMENTS (3)

My PPF account matured on 31st March 2014. I wish to continue without further contribution. Wish to know :

  1. Will this account continue to earn interest at the same rate as any other running PPF account?
  2. How many times can I withdraw in a financial year?
  3.  Will I have the option to exit anytime I wish to?

Thank-you.

Gurbaksh

3 replies on this article “Will my Public Provident Fund continue to earn interest after maturity ?”

  1. Anand says:
    July 24, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Sorry, answer to 3 above applies if we continue with contribution.

    In case the account is extended without contribution, any amount can be withdrawn without restrictions. However, only one withdrawal is allowed per year.

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  2. Anand says:
    July 24, 2014 at 11:13 am

    1. Yes, it will continue to earn interest.

    2. You can withdraw only once in one financial year.

    3. No option to fully exit. You can withdraw only 60% of maturity amount in the next 5 years.

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  3. Hemanth Chandra says:
    July 24, 2014 at 12:22 am

    If the PPF account is matured, you can extend it to another 5 years (after that another 5 years, another 5 years and so on) if you wish…..

    Interest will be earned at the same rate….. The limit will also be the same as the normal PPF acoount….

    2, 3 points… I think you cannot…. I am not sure on these …. please check with bank on this….

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