Annexure - List of branches of nationalised banks authorised to receive subscription under the scheme - Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968

Annexure List of branches of nationalised banks authorised to receive subscription under the scheme [See Note below rule 2] In pursuance of clause (b) of paragraph 2 of the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, published with the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) No. GSR 1136, dated 15th June, 1968, the Central Government hereby authorizes the branches of nationalized banks specified in the Table below to receive, with effect from 1st April, 1983, subscriptions under the said Scheme: Table Name of the Bank Location of the Branch 1. Central Bank of India 1. Bombay Main Office 2. Bombay - Andheri (East) 3. Bombay - Bandra (West) 4. Bombay - Grant Road 5. Bombay - Worli 6. Lal Darwaja Branch, Ahmedabad 7. Ibrahimpura, Bhopal 8. Gwalior 9. Jabalpur 10. Ratlam. 2. Bank of Maharashtra 1. Bombay - Fort Branch 2. Bombay - Shivaji Park 3. Bombay - Borivli (West) 4. Bombay - Thakurdwar Road 5. Thane - Naupada Branch 6. Kalyan Main Branch 7. Tilak Road, Pune 8. Erandwana, Pune 9. Nasik City 10. Aurangabad City. 3. Dena Bank 1. Bombay Main Office, Horniman Circle 2. Dharampeth, Nagpur 3. Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 4. Sector No. 22, Gandhinagar 5. Amul Dairy Road, Anand 6. Khargate, Bhavnagar 7. Raopura, Vadodara 8. Kotsafil Road, Surat 9. Hamidia Road, Bhopal 10. Alfunse Albuquerque Road, Panaji. 4. Punjab National Bank 1. New Delhi, Parliament Street 2. Delhi, Chandni Chowk 3. Delhi, Sadar Bazar 4. New Delhi, Nehru Place 5. Mall Road, Kanpur 6. Modinagar 7. Navyug Market, Ghaziabad 8. Jammu Tawi 9. The Mall, Simla 10. Chandigarh, Sector 17 11. Ambala Cantonment 12. Civil Lines, Jullundur 13. Industrial Area, Ludhiana 14. Hall Bazar, Amritsar 15. Agra, Daresi No. 2. 5. Syndicate Bank 1. Bangalore, Cantonment 2. Bangalore, Jayanagar 3. Bangalore, Gandhinagar 4. Bangalore, Rajaji Nagar 5. Bangalore, Seshadripuram 6. Bangalore, Malleshwaram 18th Cross 7. Karwar 8. Hampankatta, Bangalore 9. Dharwar Main 10. Trivandrum, Statue Junction. 6. Canara Bank 1. Bangalore, M.G. Road 2. Shimoga Main 3. Kolar 4. Hassan 5. Madurai, Grant Central 6. Coimbatore, A.O. Road 7. Erode, Park Road 8. Trichur, West Palace Road 9. Palghat, Big Bazar 10. Chalapuram, Calicut. 7. Indian Bank 1. Madras, Mount Road 2. Salem, Main 3. Cuddalore 4. Kanchipuram 5. Vellore, North Arcot 6. Pondicherry Main 7. Quilon 8. Himayatnagar Branch, Hyderabad 9. Chittoor 10. Vijayawada. 8. Indian Overseas Bank 1. Madras, Mount Road 2. Madras, Cathedral 3. Madras, Esplanade 4. Tirunelveli Junction 5. Thanjavur Main 6. Tiruchirapalli Main 7. Trivandrum Main 8. Hyderabad, Bank Street. 9. Bank of India 1. Bombay - Churchgate-link Branch 2. Bombay - Ballard Estate 3. Bombay - Andheri (West) 4. Bombay - Cumballa Hill 5. Bombay - Nariman Point 6. Kolhapur (Main) 7. Sholapur 8. T.T. Nagar (Bhopal) 9. Dewas 10. Khandwa. 10. Bank of Baroda 1. Bombay - Nariman Point Branch 2. Bombay - Bandra (West) 3. Baroda - Post Box No. 18, Bank of Baroda Building, Mandvi 4. Baroda, Lokmanya Tilak Road 5. Rajkot - M.G. Road 6. Surat Main - Surat 7. Ahmedabad - Ellisbridge Branch 8. Allahabad - M.G. Road 9. Jaipur - Tripolia Bazar Branch 10. Jhunjhunu - Gandhi Chowk. 11. Union Bank of India 1. Bombay Samachar Marg, Bombay 2. Bhat Bazar - Bombay 3. Kalbadevi - Bombay 4. Napean Sea Road - Bombay 5. L.D. Ruparel Marg - Bombay 6. Poona Camp - Poona 7. Relief Road - Ahmedabad 8. Alkapuri - Baroda 9. Indore Main 10. Rewa 11. Ajmer Main 12. Jaipur - S.D.M.H. Branch 13. Udaipur Main 14. Lucknow, Clark Avadh 15. Meerut Main 12. Allahabad Bank 1. Calcutta Main Branch, Calcutta-1 2. Rash Behari Avenue Branch, Calcutta-29 3. Mukhram Kanoria Road Branch, Howrah 4. Durgapur Branch 5. Burdwan Branch 6. Agartala Branch - Tripura 7. Gauhati Branch 8. Patna, Main Branch, Patna-1 9. Ranchi Branch 10. Bhubaneshwar Branch. 13. United Bank of India 1. Old Court House Street Branch, Calcutta 2. Park Street Branch, Calcutta 3. Alipore Branch, Calcutta 4. Royal Exchange Branch, Calcutta 5. Dibrugarh Branch 6. Cuttack Branch 7. Berhampur (Ganjam) Branch 8. Rourkela Branch 9. Berhampur Branch, West Bengal 10. Malda - West Bengal 14. United Commercial Bank 1. Main Branch, Calcutta 2. Sarat Bose Road Branch, Calcutta 3. Salt Lake Branch, Calcutta 4. Chouringhee Branch, Calcutta 5. Ranchi Main Branch 6. Fancy Bazar, Gauhati 7. Shillong 8. Halsey Road, Kanpur 9. Sahidnagar, Bhubaneshwar 10. Rourkela, Sector-5. Source : Notification No. F. 3(8)-PD/78-Vol. II, dated 16-3-1983, Ministry of Finance (DEA). De-authorisation of branches of Nationalised Banks In pursuance of clause (b) of paragraph 2 of the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, published under Gov ernment of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs' Notification No. GSR 1136, dated 15th June, 1968, the Central Government hereby de-authorizes the branches of Nationalised Banks as specified in the Table below for handling collection under the said Scheme,— Table Sl. No. Name of Bank Name of the branch Date of effect (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Union Bank of India 1. Vadgaon, Pune, Maharashtra 19-1-2005 2. Paud, Pune, Maharashtra 3. Karjat, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 4. Panhala, Kohlapur, Maharashtra 5. Sanguem, South Goa 6. Icchawar, Schose, Madhya Pradesh 7. Nichar, Kinnapur, Himachal Pradesh 8. Paderu, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 9. Prathipadu, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 10. Chintapally, Vishakhapatnam 11. Yellandur, Mysore 12. Rampur, Uttar Pradesh 2. Indian Overseas Bank 266 branches vide Annexure-A 19-1-2005 Annexure A Indian Overseas Bank List of Branches not collecting PPF S .No. Collecting Branch Name Branch BSR Region 1. Kalupur Circle, Ahmedabad 3 270034 Ahmedabad 2. Gita Mandir Road 110 270033 Ahmedabad 3. Stadium Road, Ahmedabad 125 270035 Ahmedabad 4. Rajkot 144 270040 Ahmedabad 5. Sarangpur Chakla, Ahmedabad 181 270036 Ahmedabad 6. Hansol 182 270037 Ahmedabad 7. Gandhinagar - Gujarat 298 270527 Ahmedabad 8. Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 353 270355 Ahmedabad 9. M.V.M. College Road, Rajkot 373 270380 Ahmedabad 10. Relief Road, Ahmedabad 377 270384 Ahmedabad 11. Vaniawadi, Rajkot 427 270434 Ahmedabad 12. Bhuj 466 270475 Ahmedabad 13. Gandhidham 527 270298 Ahmedabad 14. Vastrapur 1042 271016 Ahmedabad 15. Satellite-Ahmedabad 1418 271426 Ahmedabad 16. Baroda 105 270031 Baroda 17. Surat 112 270032 Baroda 18. Alkapuri - Baroda 195 270030 Baroda 19. Zampa Bazaar Surat 395 270402 Baroda 20. Anand 399 270407 Baroda 21. Navsari 416 270423 Baroda 22. Jawahar Nagar 473 270482 Baroda 23. Nadiad 926 270832 Baroda 24. Broach Station Road-Bharuch 1116 271092 Baroda 25. Valsad 1287 271288 Baroda 26. Cox Town 201 270078 Bangalore 27. K.R. Mohalla (Mysore) 264 270083 Bangalore 28. Malleswaram 323 270322 Bangalore 29. Jayanagar V Block 346 270347 Bangalore 30. Sivan Chetty Garden 665 270671 Bangalore 31. Appareddipayalam ISRO 1061 271036 Bangalore 32. Bissam Cuttack 453 270461 Bherampur 33. Ballygunge, Kolkata 13 270005 Kolkata 34. Shyam Bazzar, Kolkata 82 270007 Kolkata 35. Free School Street-Kolkata 113 270004 Kolkata 36. Kalighat, Kolkata 114 270008 Kolkata 37. Sealdah, Kolkata 127 270006 Kolkata 38. Lansdowne Market-Kolkata 135 270002 Kolkata 39. Howrah 151 270009 Kolkata 40. New Alipore, Kolkata 178 270003 Kolkata 41. Chowringhee 319 270316 Kolkata 42. Posta, Kolkata 345 270346 Kolkata 43. Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 440 270447 Kolkata 44. Ballygunge Park Road, Kolkata 477 270486 Kolkata 45. Machua Bazaar, Kolkata 480 270489 Kolkata 46. Sonapatti, Kolkata 497 270506 Kolkata 47. Chinsurah 499 270508 Kolkata 48. Golpark 509 270509 Kolkata 49. Kadamtalla, Howrah 512 270512 Kolkata 50. Jatindra Mohan Avenue, Kolkata 519 270519 Kolkata 51. Bara Nagar, Kolkata 566 270566 Kolkata 52. Indl. Business Branch 585 270585 Kolkata 53. Dharamtolla Street, Kolkata 586 270586 Kolkata 54. Dum Dum Park, Kolkata 621 270622 Kolkata 55. Chander Nagar 649 270651 Kolkata 56. Strand Road, Kolkata 675 270677 Kolkata 57. Amratolla, Kolkata 720 270724 Kolkata 58. Lake Market, Kolkata 739 270743 Kolkata 59. Salt Lake City - Kolkata 893 270945 Kolkata 60. Bhowanipore 908 270813 Kolkata 61. Sreemani Market - Kolkata 1035 271009 Kolkata 62. Ananda Palit Road - Kolkata 1108 271084 Kolkata 63. Behala, Kolkata 1224 271218 Kolkata 64. Indl. Finance Branch, Kolkata 1230 271224 Kolkata 65. Guwahati 420 270427 Kolkata 66. Shillong 541 270541 Kolkata 67. Tiruppur Main 95 270187 Coimbatore 68. Oppanakara Street, Coimbatore 131 270182 Coimbatore 69. Pollachi 299 270299 Coimbatore 70. Coimbatore Town 1328 271343 Coimbatore 71. Chandigarh Sector 32 1430 271441 Chandigarh 72. Mylapore - Chennai 60 270103 Chennai 73. Purasawalkam 75 270106 Chennai 74. Triplicane - Chennai 98 270110 Chennai 75. Chinthadripet 118 270095 Chennai 76. Choolai 245 270096 Chennai 77. Dr. Radhakrishna Salai 291 270288 Chennai 78. Muthialpet - Chennai 305 270097 Chennai 79. Nehru Park - Chennai 306 270126 Chennai 80. Peters Road - Chennai 334 270331 Chennai 81. Mahalingapuram 482 270491 Chennai 82. Teynampet Chennai 698 270700 Chennai 83. Aminjikarai 5 270105 Chennai 84. Avadi 8 270092 Chennai 85. Ayanavaram 9 270093 Chennai 86. Washermanpet 142 270111 Chennai 87. Kunrathur 160 270116 Chennai 88. Pammal 164 270121 Chennai 89. Perambur Madras 167 270293 Chennai 90. Meenambakkam 170 270118 Chennai 91. M.C.C. Campus (Tambaram) 191 270113 Chennai 92. Ambathur Industrial Estate 196 270115 Chennai 93. Uthukottai 215 270125 Chennai 94. Saidapet 307 270135 Chennai 95. Wall Tax Road Madras 348 270349 Chennai 96. Vyasarpadi 394 270401 Chennai 97. Perungalathur 412 270419 Chennai 98. Villivakkam 546 270546 Chennai 99. Adambakkam 612 270613 Chennai 100. Royapuram 673 270675 Chennai 101. Cantonment-New Delhi 490 270499 Delhi 102. Naraina J.J. Colony 766 270770 Delhi 103. Gole Market, Delhi 840 270964 Delhi 104. Yusuf Sarai 1070 271044 Delhi 105. Industrial Finance-Br., Delhi 1205 271198 Delhi 106. Preet Vihar - (Patpar Ganj) 1305 271391 Delhi 107. Nehru Place 543 270543 Delhi 108. Alleppey (Alapuzha) 4 270250 Ernakulam 109. Kottayam 40 270254 Ernakulam 110. Tiruvalla 96 270252 Ernakulam 111. Willingdon Island, Kochi 102 270256 Ernakulam 112. Pathanamthitta 365 270372 Ernakulam 113. Erode 25 270186 Erode 114. Karur 36 270160 Erode 115. Periyarnagar, Erode 834 270956 Erode 116. Surampatti 1015 270989 Erode 117. Hampankatta - Mangalore 29 270087 GOA 118. Bunder (Mangalore) 54 270086 GOA 119. Hubli 126 270085 GOA 120. Panaji, Goa 139 270058 GOA 121. Vasco Da Gama 194 270060 GOA 122. Mapuca 563 270563 GOA 123. Davangere 743 270747 GOA 124. Chikmagalur 838 270960 GOA 125. Shimoga 906 270811 GOA 126. Belgaum 907 270812 GOA 127. Dharwad-Sapthapura 1053 271027 GOA 128. Bellary 1065 271035 GOA 129. Gulbarga - Badepur 1244 271244 GOA 130. Udipi 1442 271453 GOA 131. Margao 1463 271477 GOA 132. Adarsh Nagar Hyderabad 1301 271379 Hyderabad 133. Nizamabad 172 270064 Hyderabad 134. Hanamkonda 173 270065 Hyderabad 135. Secunderabad 200 270063 Hyderabad 136. Begum Bazar 336 270337 Hyderabad 137. Kurnool 392 270399 Hyderabad 138. Kamareddy 396 270403 Hyderabad 139. Armoor 404 270411 Hyderabad 140. Karim Nagar 405 270412 Hyderabad 141. Mahbubabad 426 270433 Hyderabad 142. Rashtrapathy Road Secunderabad 432 270438 Hyderabad 143. Mahbub Nagar 461 270470 Hyderabad 144. Godavarikhani 494 270505 Hyderabad 145. Jagtial 569 270569 Hyderabad 146. Himayat Nagar 572 270572 Hyderabad 147. Basheer Bagh 583 270583 Hyderabad 148. Alwal 623 270624 Hyderabad 149. Chikkadapali 678 270680 Hyderabad 150. Pathargatti 704 270706 Hyderabad 151. Mallapur 705 270707 Hyderabad 152. Nandyal 718 270722 Hyderabad 153. Marredpally 1033 271007 Hyderabad 154. Vijayanagar Colony Hyderabad 1071 271046 Hyderabad 155. Rajbhavan Road Hyderabad 1180 271173 Hyderabad 156. Kalyan Nagar 1275 271275 Hyderabad 157. Warangal-Shyampet 1277 271278 Hyderabad 158. Nalgonda 1493 270417 Hyderabad 159. Indore 662 270664 Jaipur 160. Ajmer 476 270485 Jaipur 161. Jaipur Main 158 270029 Jaipur 162. Tilak Nagar, Jaipur 381 270388 Jaipur 163. Kolihan Nagar 481 270490 Jaipur 164. Bani Park Jaipur 562 270562 Jaipur 165. Vellore 103 270128 Kancheepuram 166. Uttiramerur 148 270119 Kancheepuram 167. Gandhi Nagar (Vellore) 213 270127 Kancheepuram 168. Irunkattukottai (Ssi) 1452 271463 Kancheepuram 169. Ilayankudi 179 270214 Karaikudi 170. Pudukottai 72 270161 Karaikudi 171. Keeranur 242 270170 Karaikudi 172. Kannur (Cannanore) 16 270266 Kozhikode 173. Thrissur 208 270259 Kozhikode 174. Daliganj, Lucknow 248 270013 Lucknow 175. Varanasi Main 370 270377 Lucknow 176. Mall Road, Kanpur 478 270487 Lucknow 177. Golaganj 995 270911 Lucknow 178. Godarwaza Chowk Lucknow 1087 271057 Lucknow 179. Moti Nagar 1440 271451 Lucknow 180. Nari Shiksha Nikethan 1468 271490 Lucknow 181. Aminabad-Lucknow 382 270389 Lucknow 182. Amritsar 6 270021 Ludhiana 183. Jalandhar City 190 270022 Ludhiana 184. Brown Road - Ludhiana 342 270343 Ludhiana 185. Green Avenue - Amritsar 352 270354 Ludhiana 186. Industrial Area-Ludhiana 390 270397 Ludhiana 187. Jalandhar Cantonment 411 270418 Ludhiana 188. Civil Lines - Ludhiana 446 270453 Ludhiana 189. Patiala 922 270827 Ludhiana 190. Ludhiana 47 270023 Ludhiana 191. Northvadambokki Street Madurai 314 270311 Mudarai 192. Dindigul 332 270330 Mudarai 193. Bullion Bazaar - Madurai 667 270667 Mudarai 194. Dehradun 429 270437 Meerut 195. Court Road Saharanpur 434 270441 Meerut 196. Muzaffar Nagar 580 270580 Meerut 197. Chakrota Road - Saharanpur 1063 271037 Meerut 198. Mahim - Mumbai 51 270048 Mumbai 199. Mandvi 52 270049 Mumbai 200. Breach Candy, Mumbai 222 270043 Mumbai 201. Nand Jyot Industrial Estate 386 270393 Mumbai 202. Ahmednagar 488 270496 Mumbai 203. Vile Parle East - Mumbai 913 270818 Mumbai 204. Aurangabad 709 270712 Mumbai 205. Kalyan 897 270951 Mumbai 206. Thane, Bombay 89 270056 Mumbai 207. Nagpur 302 270302 Mumbai 208. Nasik Road 776 270781 Mumbai 209. Ramnagar Nagpur 875 270925 Mumbai 210. Kolhapur 916 270821 Mumbai 211. Nagapattinam 62 270139 Nagapatinam 212. Tiruvarur 97 270140 Nagapatinam 213. Koothanallur 39 270142 Nagapatinam 214. Ulundurpet 145 270134 Pondicherry 215. Fairlands 568 270568 Salem 216. Shevapet 149 270178 Salem 217. Suramangalam 246 270296 Salem 218. Kanjamalai. S.S.P. Campus. 379 270386 Salem 219. Kumbakonam 44 270137 Tanjore 220. Tanjore Main 88 270136 Tanjore 221. Abishekapuram 236 270167 Trichy 222. Thillainagar 90 270157 Trichy 223. Jamal Mohammed College 467 270476 Trichy 224. Karumandapam 521 270521 Trichy 225. Harbour, Tuticorin 143 270227 Tuticorin 226. Kamudi 240 270215 Tuticorin 227. Virudhunagar 358 270360 Tuticorin 228. Kayalpattinam 491 270500 Tuticorin 229. Kollam 76 270249 Trivandrum 230. Governorpet, Vijayawada. 26 270070 Vijayawada 231. Masulipatnam 55 270072 Vijayawada 232. Nellore 64 270075 Vijayawada 233. Vijayawada 101 270071 Vijayawada 234. Guntur-Brodipet 123 270073 Vijayawada 235. Renigunta 155 270076 Vijayawada 236. Chennur 322 270321 Vijayawada 237. Ongole 360 270362 Vijayawada 238. Chirala 383 270390 Vijayawada 239. Tenali 391 270398 Vijayawada 240. Gudur 402 270408 Vijayawada 241. Tirupathi 433 270440 Vijayawada 242. Bogole (Bitragunta) 456 270464 Vijayawada 243. Kothagudem 464 270473 Vijayawada 244. Bapatla 539 270539 Vijayawada 245. Narayanavaram 714 270717 Vijayawada 246. Chittoor 930 270835 Vijayawada 247. Khammam 933 270838 Vijayawada 248. Ring Road, Vijayawada 1067 271042 Vijayawada 249. Chandramouli Nagar, Guntur 1178 271171 Vijayawada 250. Singareni Collieries Co., H.O. 1254 271254 Vijayawada 251. Cuddapah - Jayanagar Colony 1256 271256 Vijayawada 252. Anantapur - Ashok Nagar 1281 271282 Vijayawada 253. Gudiwada 1282 271283 Vijayawada 254. Kakinada 31 270066 Visakhapatnam 255. Visakhapatnam 121 270068 Visakhapatnam 256. Eluru 122 270069 Visakhapatnam 257. Pallamkurru 328 270325 Visakhapatnam 258. Srikakulam 361 270363 Visakhapatnam 259. Bobbili 364 270366 Visakhapatnam 260. Vizianagaram 384 270391 Visakhapatnam 261. Anakapalle 393 270400 Visakhapatnam 262. Peddapuram 530 270529 Visakhapatnam 263. Pithapuram 554 270554 Visakhapatnam 264. Amalapuram 661 270663 Visakhapatnam 265. Bhimavaram 1091 271065 Visakhapatnam 266. Jagadamba Centre 1446 271457 Visakhapatnam Notification No .F. 7/2/2002-NS-II, dated 13-5-2005. Section 5 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 - Interest - Rate of interest notified In pursuance of section 5 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1968), and in supersession of SO 492(E), dated 24th June, 1999, the Central Government hereby notifies that the subscriptions made to the fund on or after 15th day of January, 2000 but before the 1st day of March, 2001, and balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of eleven per cent per annum : Provided that the rate of interest applicable on the subscriptions made to the fund on or after the 1st day of April, 1999, and before 15th day of January, 2000, and balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of twelve per cent per annum : Provided further that the subscriptions made to the fund on or after the 1st day of March, 2001 but before the 1st day of March, 2002 and balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of nine-and-a-half per cent per annum: Provided also that the subscriptions made to the Fund on or after the 1st day of March, 2002 and balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of nine per cent per annum. Notification No. So 48(E), dated 15-1-2000, as amended by Notifications No. SO 192(E), dated 1-3-2001 and No. SO 271(E), dated 1-3-2002. CLARIFICATION 1 Please refer to our Circular No.CO.DT.15.02.001/H-9593-9615/2004-05 dated May 14, 2005 forwarding therewith Government of India Notification dated May 13, 2005 issued by Ministry of Finance, amending the provisions of the PPF Scheme, 1968 with effect from May 13, 2005. 2. In this regard, Government of India, Ministry of Finance vide letter F.No.2/8/2005-NS-II dated May 20, 2005 have, inter alia, issued the following clarifications : i) Sequel to amendments to various Small Savings Schemes to restrict the scope of investments only to individuals , the accounts, if any, opened by juristic persons (HUFs, Trusts, Provident Funds, etc.) i.e. persons other than individuals (through single or joint accounts or deposits by guardians on behalf of minors and persons of unsound mind as per rules) on or after May 13, 2005, under any of the small savings scheme including Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, shall be treated as void ab initio and immediate action should be taken to close such accounts and to refund the deposits without any interest to the depositors. ii) It may, however, be noted that the above amendments shall not be applicable to the existing accounts opened in accordance with the rules in operation prior to the amendments dated May 13, 2005. These shall continue till maturity and deposits/withdrawals in/from these accounts shall be allowed to be made in accordance with the said rules. However, any extension of existing accounts shall be subject to the amendments dated May 13, 2005. 3. In view of the above, you may please issue suitable instructions to all your designated branches / offices operating the PPF Scheme, 1968 and ensure strict compliance with the same. 4. Please acknowledge receipt. Circular. No : .CO.DT.15.02.001/H-9844-9866/2004-05, dated 25-5-2005