diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes.md
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--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes.md
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@@ -253,12 +253,15 @@ However, the particular path specified in the custom recycler Pod template in th
 Finalizers can be added on a PersistentVolume to ensure that PersistentVolumes
 having `Delete` reclaim policy are deleted only after the backing storage are deleted.
 
-The newly introduced finalizers `kubernetes.io/pv-controller` and
-`external-provisioner.volume.kubernetes.io/finalizer`
-are only added to dynamically provisioned volumes.
+The finalizer `external-provisioner.volume.kubernetes.io/finalizer`(introduced
+in  v1.31) is added to both dynamically provisioned and statically provisioned
+CSI volumes.
 
-The finalizer `kubernetes.io/pv-controller` is added to in-tree plugin volumes.
-The following is an example
+The finalizer `kubernetes.io/pv-controller`(introduced in v1.31) is added to 
+dynamically provisioned in-tree plugin volumes and skipped for statically 
+provisioned in-tree plugin volumes.
+
+The following is an example of dynamically provisioned in-tree plugin volume:
 
 ```shell
 kubectl describe pv pvc-74a498d6-3929-47e8-8c02-078c1ece4d78
@@ -317,6 +320,11 @@ When the `CSIMigration{provider}` feature flag is enabled for a specific in-tree
 the `kubernetes.io/pv-controller` finalizer is replaced by the
 `external-provisioner.volume.kubernetes.io/finalizer` finalizer.
 
+The finalizers ensure that the PV object is removed only after the volume is deleted
+from the storage backend provided the reclaim policy of the PV is `Delete`. This
+also ensures that the volume is deleted from storage backend irrespective of the
+order of deletion of PV and PVC.
+
 ### Reserving a PersistentVolume
 
 The control plane can [bind PersistentVolumeClaims to matching PersistentVolumes](#binding)