Government announces the Revision of interest rates for Small Savings

Deepak Gupta | Sep 20, 2018 |

Government announces the Revision of interest rates for Small Savings

Government announces the Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for the Third Quarter of the current Financial Year 2018-19 : On the basis of the decision of the Government of India, the interest rates for Small Savings Schemes are to be notified on Quarterly Basis with the approval of the Union Finance Minister. Accordingly, the Rates of Interest on various Small Savings Schemes for the Third Quarter of the Current Financial Year 2018-19 starting 1stOctober, 2018, and ending on 31stDecember, 2018 have been announced. The Rates of Intereston the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the Schemes, shall be as under:

Government announces the Revision of interest rates for Small SavingsSchemes

InstrumentRate of interest w.r.t. 01.07.2018 to 30.09.2018Rate of interest w.r.t. 01.10.2018 to 31.12.2018Compounding frequency*
Savings Deposit4.04.0Annually
1 Year Time Deposit6.66.9Quarterly
2 Year Time Deposit6.77.0Quarterly
3 Year Time Deposit6.97.2Quarterly
5 Year Time Deposit7.47.8Quarterly
5 Year Recurring Deposit6.97.3Quarterly
5 Year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme8.38.7Quarterly and paid
5 Year Monthly Income Account7.37.7Monthly and paid
5 Year National Savings Certificate7.68.0Annually
Public Provident Fund Scheme7.68.0Annually
Kisan Vikas Patra7.3 (will mature in 118 months)7.7 (will mature in 112 months)Annually
Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme8.18.5Annually

* No Change
This announcement has been made byMinistry of Finance via press release dated 20th September 2018

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