It’s not about the delay by just a month or two. In the recent past, we have seen a delay of 1+ years in receiving Provident Fund (PF) interest. For instance, for FY 2019-20 the PF interest was supposed to be paid on 31st March 2020, but the beneficiaries (PF account holders) are still waiting in mid-April 2021 at the time of writing this article.