Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya
![EPF interest rate to be 8.65% EPF interest rate to be 8.65% - Sakshi Post](https://www.sakshipost.com/sites/default/files/styles/imagestack/public/article_images/2017/02/14/EPF-interest-rate.jpg?itok=LevhMX_o)
Feb 14, 2017
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Tuesday said 8.65 per cent interest rate on EPF deposits for this fiscal will soon be ratified by the Finance Ministry .
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Aug 14, 2016
Subscribers will be able to pledge their provident fund to buy low-cost houses and use the account to pay equated monthly installments.