Prompt Interest Credit for 2025-2026 in CITES 2.01
EPFO circular WSU/5(1)2005/ Annual Accts/2026-2027 /E-789534/23 · 09 Jul 2026
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Prompt Interest credit @8.25% for 2025-2026 in CITES 2.01 - Regarding No:WSU/5(1)2005/Annual Accts/2026-2027/E-789534/23 dated 09/07/2026
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The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has initiated annual accounts processing for the 2025-26 financial year within the CITES 2.01 system to credit interest at a rate of 8.25% to member accounts. Processing for approximately 34 crore accounts is complete and available for field office verification and approval. To expedite this, Officers-in-Charge (OICs) are advised to assign the task of interest credit approval to Accounts Officers (AOs) and Enforcement Officers (EOs), in addition to Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFCs). This delegation of authority for the approval of annual accounts is valid until July 21, 2026.
What you must do
- OICs must task AOs and EOs, in addition to APFCs, to ensure pending accounts are promptly credited with interest.
Key dates
- Date of issuance
- 09 Jul 2026
Document text
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) Head Office Plate A, Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023 Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nic.in
No: WSU/5(1)2005/ Annual Accts/2026-2027 /E-789534/23 Dated: 09/07/2026
To All ACCs-(HQ)/ ACCs Zones. All RPFC-I/OIC Regional Offices.
Sub: Prompt Interest credit @ 8.25% for 2025-2026 in CITES 2.01- reg: Ref: Circular No.WSU/28(1)2003/Delegation/Vol-II/26826 dated 06.03.2012
Ma'am/Sir,
The annual accounts processing for the year 2025-26 has commenced in the newly migrated CITES 2.01 for crediting interest @ 8.25% to all the member accounts. The processing in the computer system has already been completed for nearly around 34 Crore accounts and the same has been made available to the field offices for final verification and approval in CITES 2.01.
Accordingly, with a view to ensure prompt interest credit for 2025-2026, all OICs are hereby advised to task the AOs/EOs also in addition to the APFCs and ensure that the pending accounts are promptly credited with interest by making use of the above referred circular vide which the powers were already delegated to AOs for interest credits.
The above is applicable only to the approval of annual accounts and valid till 21.07.2026 only.
(Issues with the approval of CPFC)
(Roli [unclear in source])
Source details
- Source
- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
- Type
- circular
- Published by source
- 09 Jul 2026
- Document number
- WSU/5(1)2005/ Annual Accts/2026-2027 /E-789534/23
- Issuing division
- Head Office
- Coverage area
- labour