EPFO Update News – PF employees may soon receive good news. The central government may approve the interest rate for the financial years 2025 and 2026 for PF employees by Holi, which is expected to benefit approximately 7.7 crore employees. This time, the government may approve an interest rate of 9.25 per cent.

This means that the interest rate will increase by up to 1 per cent compared to last year. Last year, in 2024 and 2025, the interest rate was 8.2 per cent. This increase will prove to be a significant benefit.

How much money will be credited to the account?

If the central government approves the 9 per cent interest rate, then a substantial amount is expected to be credited to the accounts. This amount will be provided based on the funds deposited in the PF account. If a PF employee has up to Rs 8 lakh deposited in their account, they can receive up to Rs 75,000 in interest at a rate of 9per centcent.

If an employee has up to Rs 6 lakh deposited in their PF account, they will receive Rs 58,000 in interest. This will provide a significant financial benefit to the employees. This amount will act like a booster dose during this period of inflation. PF employees can easily check their payment online. This decision may be taken in the next meeting of the Central Board of Trustees.

How to check PF balance

To check your PF balance, you can first send an SMS to 7738299899 from your registered mobile number.

In the message, you need to write EPFOHO followed by your UAN and the language code (e.g., ENG, HIN, etc.).

For example, EPFOHO 123456789012 HIN (if your UAN is 123456789012 and you need the information in Hindi).

You can also check through the UMANG app.

For this, first download the UMANG app and go to the EPFO ​​section.

Then click on ‘View Passbook’, enter your UAN and OTP to get all the details.