Many senior citizens, account holders, term deposit deposit account holders in the country have not linked the account keeping in mind the interest credit, then this information is going to be very beneficial.
Interest on Senior Citizen Saving Scheme, Monthly Income Scheme and Term Deposit Account has been deposited in the post office.
It has also been informed in the post office circular that it is considered necessary to have proper post office operation, encourage digital transactions, prevent money laundering and to protect customers from fraud, post office savings account or fees.
It is also considered mandatory to link term deposit accounts with Bank Account Senior Citizen Scheme, Monthly Income Scheme. Interest is to be credited keeping these incomes in mind in the bank account with the post office savings account.
Important rules regarding these accounts were issued
Most importantly, it is believed that no interest is being paid on the interest not withdrawn against Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Savings Scheme, Monthly Scheme and Term Deposit accounts. If you deposit it in a savings account, then you start getting additional interest.
If you start linking the Senior Citizen Scheme, Monthly Income Scheme and Term Deposit Scheme running in the post office with the bank and post office, then the interest money starts getting credited without doing anything in it.
Scheme will have to be linked to the post office account
Keeping in mind the post office savings account, one needs to fill the SB 83 form to link the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Monthly Income Scheme and Term Deposit Accounts to their Post Office Savings Account. The application needs to be submitted to avail the benefit of transfer of interest.
