The Government of India changed the norms for PPF or Public Provident Fund. These changes were made on 12 Dec 2019 via a circular. Here is what changed in the New PPF 2019 guidelines. Also, download the new PPF forms. New PPF forms (1-5) are available at the last of this post. These guidelines will be called as Public Provident Fund Scheme 2019, the new rules have replaced all previous PPF rules with immediate effect. PPF is a good product because interest accrued along with the maturity amount are both tax free in the hands of the account holder. Contributions made to the PPF account