National Savings Certificate

Post Office Fixed Deposit: Earn INTEREST rates more than banks in one year; Check benefits, eligibility, and other details

It’s very easy to open an FD in Post Office. According to the website of India Post office, customers can open FDs of different tenors ranging from 1,2,3, and 5 years. 

Sep 21, 2022, 17:25 PM IST

Post office scheme with 6.8% return: Step by Step guide to invest in THIS risk free income scheme

The scheme has five-years lock in period. That means you can’t withdraw your invested money before five years. There are three options to do the investment in the scheme and can open the scheme in any Post Office branch.

Sep 01, 2022, 12:52 PM IST

Centre takes decision on interest rates of small savings schemes for Q3 2022, check details

The Central government kept interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, for the second quarter of 2022-23 amid high inflation and rising interest rate. 

Jun 30, 2022, 20:37 PM IST

West Bengal contributes Rs 90,000 cr to small savings schemes like PPF, NSC in India

While the government routinely announces interest rates for small savings schemes at the end of every quarter, Wednesday's decision to cut interest rates by up to 1.1 percent across various small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC), had come a day before the second phase of polling in West Bengal and Assam.

Apr 02, 2021, 18:51 PM IST

Government slashes interest rates on PPF, NSC, SCSS, other Post Office Schemes amid coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on Tuesday (March 31) announced an interest rate cuts on small savings schemes for the first quarter (April to June) of Financial Year 2020-21. 

Mar 31, 2020, 22:05 PM IST

PPF closes, NSC gets encashed if holder status changes to NRI

With regard to NSC, a separate notification said it is deemed to be encashed on the day the holder becomes an NRI.

Oct 30, 2017, 11:12 AM IST

Kisan Vikas Patra and National Savings Certificate to be issued in electronic form, paper certificates to discontinue

In the latest, Kisan Vikas Patra and National Savings Certificate will be issued in electronic form from now onwards as government has decided to discontinue the system of pre-printed paper certificates

Apr 03, 2016, 18:10 PM IST

Interest on PPF, NSC left unchanged; cut by 0.25% on Kisan Vikas Patra, 5-year RD

Government on Tuesday cut interest rates on small savings of 1, 2, 3 year term deposits; Kisan Vikas Patra and 5-year Recurring Deposit by 0.25 percent.

 

Feb 16, 2016, 19:40 PM IST

Bank FDs to fetch poor interest; PPF, NSC rates set to fall

Interest rate on various small savings like PPF, NSC and Post Office savings are set to fall as the government is contemplating reduction in rates.

Jan 14, 2016, 11:47 AM IST