Inclusion of Aadhaar in respect of Small Savings Schemes

Last Date for Linking Aadhaar with Small Savings Schemes

F.No. 01/03/2015-NS 

Ministry of Finance 

Department of Economic Affairs

 (Budget Division)

North Block, New Delhi 

Dated: 1st January, 2018

1. The Deputy General Manager (Banking) 

Reserve Bank of India 

Public Debt Office, Post Box No. 15 

Dr. Raghavendra Rao Road, Civil Lines 

Nagpur-440001. 

2. Shri Sachin Kishore 

Deputy Director General (FS) 

Department of Posts 

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, 

New Delhi.

Subject: Inclusion of Aadhaar in respect of Small Savings Schemes. 

Sir,

 I am directed to refer to notifications having G.S.R. No. 1241 (E), 1242(E), 1243(E) and 1244(E), dated 29.9.2017, vide which Aadhaar number was prescribed as the unique identifier for the purposes of establishing the identity of an account holder.

The depositor was required to submit Aadhaar number at the time of opening of account/purchasing certificates. Further, that every depositor who has not given his Aadhaar number at the time of application for such deposit was to submit his Aadhaar number on or before the 31st day of December, 2017.

2. It has now been decided to extend the last date for submission of ‘Aadhaar’ number from 31st December, 2017 to 31st March, 2018.

3. This may be brought to the knowledge of all concerned.

Yours faithfully 

sd/- 

(Padam Singh) 

Regional Director (Sr.)

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GPF Interest Rate from Jan 2018 to Mar 2018 – DEA Orders

GPF Interest Rate from Jan 2018 to Mar 2018 – Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Orders

General Provident Fund (GPF) Interest Rate from January 2018 to March 2018

Resolution – accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds – 2017, w.e.f. 1st January, 2018 to 31st March, 2018

(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)

F.NO. 5(1)-B(PD)/2017

Government of India 

Ministry of Finance 

Department of Economic Affairs 

(Budget Division)

New Delhi, the 1st January, 2018

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2017-2018, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.6% (Seven point six per cent) w.e.f. 1st January, 2018 to 31st March, 2018. This rate will be in force w.e.f.1st January, 2018 . The funds concerned are:— 

1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services). 

2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India). 

3. The All India Services Provident Fund. 

4. The State Railway Provident Fund. 

5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services). 

6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund. 

7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund. 

8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.

9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund. 

10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.

sd/-

(Anjana Vashishtha) 

Deputy Secretary (Budget)

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