{
  "id": 11128190,
  "title": "Has PPF interest been changed for Oct-Dec quarter?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/has-ppf-interest-been-changed-for-oct-dec-quarter",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:35:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/ppf-interest-rate-october-december-2026-has-public-provident-fund-interest-rate-hiked-for-this-quarter/articleshow/134610469.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Finance reviewed interest rates for small savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund (PPF), for the October-December 2026 quarter on Wednesday. However, PPF's interest rate has not been altered during this quarterly review. The PPF continues to offer an interest rate of 7.10% for the current quarter, as confirmed by an office memorandum from the Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division) of the Ministry of Finance.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}