Investment In Small Savings Schemes Fetches Up To 8.7% Return This Quarter, Details Here

India Post offers nine types of small savings schemes. In these small savings schemes, from National Savings Certificates (NSC) to Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) to Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), India Post pays interest rates to the tune of 4-8.7 per cent, according to its website - indiapost.gov.in. The interest rates are applicable for the third quarter of the current fiscal year (2018-19). The government revises the interest rates on small savings schemes - savings account, five-year recurring deposit, time deposit (TD), monthly income scheme, senior citizen savings scheme, Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificates, KVP and Sukanya Samriddhi - every quarter..Here are interest rates and minimum investment that you need to open any of these nine small savings accounts:.table.tble_wrap3 { border-top: solid 1px #ccc; border-left: solid 1px #ccc; xborder-right: solid 1px #ccc; font-size: 16px; } table.tble_wrap3 th { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; } table.tble_wrap3 td { border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; padding: 5px 10px; line-height: 18px; } /*Media Query start*/ @media only screen and (max-width: 760px), (min-device-width: 768px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) { /* Force table to not be like tables anymore */ table.tble_wrap3, thead, tbody, th, td, tr { font-size: 14px; } } /* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ----------- */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { body { padding: 0; margin: 0; } table.tble_wrap3, thead, tbody, th, td, tr { font-size: 14px; } table.tble_wrap3 th { padding: 4px; } table.tble_wrap3 td { padding: 4px; } table th:nth-child(3), table td:nth-child(3){ display: none; } } /*Media Query END*/ . Instrument Rate of interest (with respect to October 1 to December 31, 2018) Compounding frequency Minimum amount required to open account Savings Deposit 4 Annually Rs 20 1 Year Time Deposit 6.9 Quarterly Rs 200 2 Year Time Deposit 7 Quarterly Rs 200 3 Year Time Deposit 7.2 Quarterly Rs 200 5 Year Time Deposit 7.8 Quarterly Rs 200 5 Year Recurring Deposit 7.3 Quarterly Rs 10 per month 5 Year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 8.7 Quarterly and paid Rs 1,000 5 Year Monthly Income Account 7.7 Monthly and paid Rs 1,500 5 Year National Savings Certificate 8 Annually Rs 100 Public Provident Fund Scheme 8 Annually Rs 500 Kisan Vikas Patra 7.7 (will mature in 112 months) Annually Rs 1,000 Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme 8.5 Annually Rs 1,000 (Source: An official release dated September 20, 2018; India Post website) .Post Office Savings Account.India Post - through its network of more than 1.5 lakh post offices in the country - pays an interest rate of 4 per cent on deposit in the savings account, according to its website. The minimum amount required to open a savings account in the post office is Rs 20, according to the India Post website. After opening of account, the customer is required to maintain a minimum of Rs 50 as balance in the account (without cheque facility) to ensure operability..5-Year Post Office Recurring Deposit Account (RD).The post office pays interest at the rate of 7.3 per cent on investment in the recurring deposit account. An account with a monthly deposit of Rs 10 fetches a return of Rs 725.05 on maturity, according to India Post. The minimum amount required to open a five-year RD account is Rs 10 per month..Post Office Time Deposit Account (TD).The time deposit or TD account comes in four variants of maturity: one year, two years, three years and five years. The post office pays interest rates of 6.9 per cent, 7.0 per cent, 7.2 per cent and 7.8 per cent on investment in these TD accounts respectively, according to India Post..Post Office Monthly Income Scheme Account (MIS).Investment in the Monthly Income Scheme fetches interest at the rate of 7.3 per cent, according to India Post. The minimum amount required for investment in an MIS account is Rs 1,500..Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS).Investment in the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme fetches an annual return of 8.7 per cent. The minimum amount that can be invested in an SCSS account is Rs 1,000, according to the India Post website..15-Year Public Provident Fund Account (PPF).Money invested in a PPF account fetches an interest rate of 8 per cent per annum, according to India Post. The minimum investment required for a PPF account is Rs 500..National Savings Certificate (NSC).The NSC fetches an interest rate of 8 per cent compounded annually and payable at maturity. An amount of Rs 100 invested in the scheme returns Rs 146.93 after the maturity period of five years, according to the post office website. The minimum amount required for investing in NSC is Rs 100..Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP).Investment in Kisan Vikas Patra fetches interest at the rate of 7.7 per cent. The amount invested in the scheme doubles in a period of 112 months (nine years and four months), according to the India Post website. A minimum of Rs 1,000 can be invested in the KVP scheme..Sukanya Samriddhi Account.The post office offers an interest rate of 8.5 per cent on investment in the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme. India Post permits Rs 1,000 as the minimum deposit required for investment in the scheme, according to its website.

Investment In Small Savings Schemes Fetches Up To 8.7% Return This Quarter, Details Here

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