# Close a PPF account

**URL:** <https://community.greythr.com/t/close-a-ppf-account/3485>\
**Category:** Income Tax\
**Tags:** ppf\
**Created:** [October 20, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/close-a-ppf-account/3485 "2021-10-20T07:36:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chitra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@Chitra](https://community.greythr.com/u/Chitra)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/close-a-ppf-account/3485/1 "2021-10-20T07:36:08Z")

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Hi,

Will it be possible to close a PPF account? withdraw partially or completely and close it?

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**Author:** ![C0025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@C0025](https://community.greythr.com/u/C0025)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/close-a-ppf-account/3485/2 "2021-10-20T08:46:02Z")

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Hi Chitra

The PPF account is eligible for withdrawal when the account has completed five full financial years barring death of the PPF account-holder.

**PPF account can be closed before maturity:**

1. Death of the PPF account-holder
2. Change of residential address of the PPF account-holder
3. In case of life threatening disease to the PPF account-holder, life partner of the account-holder or any of the dependents of the account-holder.
4. For higher studies of PPF account-holder or its children