News Update Interest Rates On PPF, Other Small Savings Schemes Unchanged In December Quarter By Discountwalas - October 1, 2020 0 310 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp This means existing interest rates will apply on small savings schemes – such as the Public Provident Fund (PPF) – in the quarter ending December 31. The government on Wednesday announced its decision to retain interest rates applicable to small savings schemes at existing levels for the coming quarter. There is no change in the interest rates applicable to small saving schemes, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Wednesday. This means investments in the nine small savings schemes – including the Public Provident Fund (PPF) – will continue to fetch returns at existing rates in the quarter ending December 31. Currently, small savings schemes pay annual returns to the tune of 4-7.6 per cent. - Advertisement - Here are the interest rates applicable to small savings schemes in the third quarter of the current financial year (October-December 2020): Small Savings Scheme Interest Rate Minimum Amount Required For Opening Account Post Office Savings Account 4% Rs 500 5-Year Post Office Recurring Deposit (RD) Account 5.8% Rs 100 per month Post Office Time Deposit (TD) Account – One Year 5.5% Rs 1,000 Post Office Time Deposit Account (TD) – Two Years 5.5% Rs 1,000 Post Office Time Deposit Account (TD) – Three Years 5.5% Rs 1,000 Post Office Time Deposit Account (TD) – Five Years 6.7% Rs 1,000 Post Office Monthly Income Scheme Account (MIS) 6.6% Rs 1,000 Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) 7.4% Rs 1,000 15-Year Public Provident Fund Account (PPF) 7.1% Rs 500 National Savings Certificates (NSC) 6.8% Rs 1,000 Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) 6.9% Rs 1,000 Sukanya Samriddhi Account 7.6% Rs 250 Currently, the government offers nine types of small saving schemes, including the 15-year PPF scheme, the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), the Kisan Vikas Patra certificates and the Monthly Income Scheme (MIS). The finance ministry reviews the interest rates on the nine small savings schemes on a quarterly basis. Source: ndtv.com - Advertisement -
