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SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES NEWS
Small Savings Schemes: Latest interest rates on PPF, NSC, Sukanya Samriddhi and more
April 01, 2021 3:00 pm
Small Savings Schemes Interest rates 2021: We take a look at the current interest rates of the popular small savings schemes such as Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC). Here's how much you can earn from these schemes by investing Rs 10,000.
Government may cut rate on small savings schemes in next quarter
March 18, 2020 5:38 pm
Bankers have been complaining that high rates on small savings schemes prohibit them from cutting deposit rates. Currently, there is a difference of nearly 100 basis points between deposit rate of banks and small savings rate for one-year maturity.
Small savings rate may see moderation next quarter: DEA secy
February 03, 2020 1:47 pm
During the current quarter, the government refrained from cutting interest rates on small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC), despite moderating bank deposit rates.
Govt cuts interest rates on small savings schemes by 0.2 percentage points
December 27, 2017 10:16 pm
Interest on savings deposits were kept unchanged at 4 per cent. The interest rate for investments in the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.3 per cent
Small savings schemes: Poll-bound Bengal on top in terms of collections
March 28, 2016 1:06 am
With high rates in FY15, total mop-ups in post offices had seen a 19.1% rise.
Postal savings scheme collections at Rs 2,74,720 cr
November 23, 2011 4:47 pm
The government today said gross collections under various small savings schemes of the Indian Post increased by about 9 per cent to Rs 2,74,720 crore in 2010-11 in comparison to the previous year.
Hike in small savings return a sweet pill
November 14, 2011 3:06 am
Interest rate hike is a good news,but the devil lies in the details says Ritu Kant Ojha
Post office savings rate to be hiked to 4%
November 09, 2011 7:56 pm
This development will benefit millions of small savers across the country.
Post Office scheme agents bag Rs 2K cr
June 09, 2011 6:37 pm
To stop this excessive cost,govt wants to slash commissions to the bare minimum.
FDs still beat small savings schemes
June 09, 2011 4:45 pm
Despite a proposed hike in rates of small savings schemes,fixed deposits lead in gains.
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