Did you know that you can have liquidity in the form of loans and withdrawals from your PPF account? *You will not be eligible for a new loan until the old loan has been paid off along with interest. *Once the repayment of principal of loan starts, you can check the amount credited into your PPF account. However, the interest paid on the loan is accrued to the government.You can withdraw from your PPF starting from the seventh year. Further, this facility is available only once a year.As per earlier rules, a PPF account could not be closed before maturity of 15 years.

Source: Economic Times November 11, 2017 05:37 UTC