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PPF and National Savings Certificate will fetch annual interest rate of 7.9 per cent from the existing rate of 8 per cent.

Govt cuts interest rate on small savings schemes by 0.1 per cent

Interest rate for 5-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme will now fetch a lower rate of interest at 8.6 pc from 8.7 pc.

29 Jun 2019 12:03 PM

The GPF rate is in line with that of Public Provident Fund. (Photo: File)

Govt retains General Provident Fund interest rate at 8 pc for Apr-Jun quarter

GPF ratr will be applicable on provident funds of central government employees, railways and defence forces.

10 Apr 2019 2:10 PM

Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified on a quarterly basis.

Small savings schemes: Govt keeps interest rates unchanged for Apr-June quarter

Interest rate for the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.7 per cent.

29 Mar 2019 4:16 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Arun Jaitley

Govt contribution to NPS raised to 14 pc, withdrawal made tax free: Jaitley

Under the NPS, the subscriber is eligible to withdraw 60 per cent of the corpus.

10 Dec 2018 4:08 PM

The move is aimed at matching the hardening interest rates in the banking sector.

Govt keeps small savings interest rates unchanged

Interest rate for the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.3 per cent.

29 Mar 2018 12:54 PM

Govt fixes every quarter interest rates of small savings schemes like PPF, NSC, senior citizen savings scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme.

Small savings interest rates may not go up in April-June

For January-March quarter, govt had reduced interest rates on such schemes by 0.2 percentage points.

27 Mar 2018 10:29 AM

Your EPF contributions also earn you tax deductions under Section 80C, so don’t forget to take it into account.

Newly employed? Here is tax saving investment made easy

One way to lower your tax incidence is to buy tax-saving products such as insurance and PPF.

15 Feb 2018 2:08 AM

It said that apprehension that certain Small Savings Schemes would be closed is without basis.

PPF plans won’t lose protection

The ministry said this protection would continue under the new law also.

14 Feb 2018 1:09 AM

Since April last year, interest rates on all small savings schemes have been recalibrated on a quarterly basis. (Photo: PTI) (Photo: PTI)

Govt slashes interest rates on PPF, small savings schemes by 0.2 percentage point

At the same time, investments in the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.3 per cent.

27 Dec 2017 9:25 PM

The government has said small savings accounts like PPF or NSC will be closed before their maturity in case status of the holder changes from resident to non-resident Indians. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

PPF account to be shut, NSC to get encashed if holder status changes to NRI

Such holders whose status changes to NRI will earn only post office savings account rate of 4 per cent.

30 Oct 2017 12:24 PM

The government has mandated the linking of Aadhaar for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. Photo: PTI

Govt makes Aadhaar must for post office deposits, PPF, KVP

The government has also insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, SIMs and other utilities.

06 Oct 2017 2:17 PM

The e-filing facility for ITR-1, which is to be enabled from April 1, will have an online tax calculator and ITRs can be filed till the stipulated deadline of July 31.

ITR forms simplified for AY17-18; e-filing from April

Section 80D provides for tax deduction from the total taxable income for the payment of medical insurance premium.

30 Mar 2017 12:59 AM

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