FAQ Public Provident Fund - Faq's

To apply for the PPF Provident Fund (PPF) scheme, 1968, you have to fill Form A and submit it at any SBI branch with relevant documents. The PPF account will be opened in one of the branches.. Please mention the name of branch where you wish your Public Provident Fund (PPF) account to be opened on Form A. Refer FAQ's on documents required.

Only one PPF account can be maintained by an Individual, except an account that is opened on behalf of a minor.

• A Public Provident Fund (PPF) account can be opened by resident Indian Individuals and individuals on behalf of minors.
• Only one Public Provident Fund (PPF) account can be maintained by an Individual, except an account that is opened on behalf of a minor.
• A Public Provident Fund (PPF) account can be opened either by the Mother or Father on behalf of their minor Son or Daughter; however the Mother and Father both cannot open Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts on behalf of the same minor.
• Grand-parents cannot open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account on behalf of minor grand-child; however, in case of death of both the Father and Mother, Grand-parents can open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account as guardians of the Grand-child.

• PPF account opening form (Form A )
• Nomination Form
• Passport size photograph
• Copy of PAN card/ form 60-61
• ID proof and Residence proof as per Bank's KYC norms

The minimum deposit amount is Rs. 500 per annum and the upper ceiling limit is Rs. 1,50,000 per annum.

A penalty of Rs. 50 will be levied per year of default, if the customer doesn't deposit the minimum deposit amount of Rs. 500 on the completion of the financial year.

A Public Provident Fund (PPF) account gets matured after the completion of 15 years from the end of the year in which the account was opened.

A customer can extend the tenure of a Public Provident Fund (PPF) investment for a block period of 5 years beyond the maturity period by submitting Form H within one year from the date of maturity.

As per the PPF ( Amendment) scheme 2016, premature payment is allowed only after the account or the account of the minor account holder of whom he/she is the guardian has completed five financial years, where:

• The amount is required for the treatment of serious ailments or life threatening diseases of the Account holder, spouse or dependent children or parents, on production of supporting documents from competent medical authority;
• That the amount is required for higher education of the account holder or the minor account holder, on production of documents and fee bills in confirmation of admission in a recognized institute of higher education in India & abroad.

Customer can make one withdrawal every year, from the 7th financial year, of an amount that does not exceed 50% of the balance of the customer credit at the end of the fourth year immediately preceding the year of withdrawal or the amount at the end of the preceding year, whichever is lower.

Customers can avail of the loan facility between third financial year to sixth financial year ie. from third financial year upto end of fifth financial year.

As per the PPF scheme of the Government, subscribers can transfer their PPF account from one authorised bank or Post office to another. In such a case, the PPF account will be considered as a continuing account. To enable customers to transfer their existing PPF accounts to SBI, the following process must be followed.

• The customer approaches the bank or the Post office where his current PPF account is held and makes an application for transfer of PPF account to SBI's branch.
• Once the application is processed, the existing bank/Post office arrange to send the original documents such as a certified copy of the account, the account opening application, nomination form, specimen signature etc. to SBI branch address provided by the customer, along with a cheque/DD for the outstanding balance in the PPF account

Once transfer in documents are received at SBI branch, customers are required to submit fresh PPF account opening form (Form A) and Nomination form (Form E/ Form F in case of change of nomination), along with their original passbook . Also customer is required to submit a fresh set of KYC documents.

Yes, SBI offers you the convenience of viewing your Public Provident Fund (PPF) Account balance, transferring funds from linked savings account online and viewing your Public Provident Fund (PPF) account statement online in your SBI Net Banking Account.

Is there any provision for Standing Instructions for periodical credits (of a fixed amount) to PPF A/c by debit to Savings bank/ Current Account for PPF subscribers

Yes ,there is provision for giving Standing Instructions on SB or Current account for crediting PPF account . Standing Instructions can also be given online for crediting PPF account on periodical basis through Internet banking .ECS mandate is also available for subscription to PPF a/c by customers having account with other banks.

As per Ministry of Finance Notification number GSR1237(E) dated 3.10.17, PPF accounts of resident Indians who became NRIs during the currency of the maturity period , would be deemed closed from the date from which the account holder became an NRI. However, this rule has now been put in abeyance (as per Govt OM no. F/01/10/2016-NS dated 23.02.18) and NRIs can continue to hold PPF accounts as before.