30 October 2013
Please refer to Rule 9 of The Public Provident Fund Scheme 1968:
9. Withdrawals from the Fund:- (1) Any time after the expiry of five years from the end of the year in which the initial subscription was made , a subscriber may, if he so desires, apply in Form C or as near thereto as possible, together with his pass book to the Accounts Office withdrawing from the balance to his credit, an amount not ex ceeding fifty per cent of the amount that stood to his credit at the end of the forth year immediately preceding the year of withdrawal or at the end of preceding year, whichever is lower, less the amount of loan, if any, drawn by him under paragraph 10 and which remains to be repaid: Provided that not more than one with drawal shall be permissible during any one year.
Thus you can withdraw certain amounts from the PPF account subject to limitations referred in the section 9.