first of all, it doesn't even matter if the interest is showing on your passbook or not. Even if it is not showing on the passbook, and you try and withdraw money from your PF account, you will receive interest till date. The update on passbook is only academic. Secondly, if it will show on passbook for everyone by end of the year, how does this statement get justified? "There will be no interest will be paid for 2017-2018. that is the decision taken today"