Govt slashes small saving schemes interest rates

New Delhi: Investors in the small saving schemes are in for some disappointment. The government has slashed interest rates on a couple of schemes that investors have been using to build their social security funds or saving for the rainy day.

The government has cut the interest rate on Public Provident Fund from 8.7 percent to 8.1 percent.

Interest rate on Kisan Vikas Patra has also been slashed to 7.8 percent from 8.7 percent.

The interest rate on one-year time post office deposit has been cut to 7.1 percent from 8.4 percent

The rate on two-year time post office deposit has also been slashed to 7.2 percent from 8.4 percent.

Interest rate on three -year time post office deposit ha been cut to 7.4 percent from 8.4 percent.

The rate on 5-year time post office deposit is cut to 7.9 percent from 8.5 percent.

The rate cut on 5-year national saving certificates is 8.1 percent.

Interest rtae on 5-year senior citizen scheme interest rate has been slashed to 8.6 percent from 9.3 percent.

Interest rate on girl child scheme has been slashed to to 8.6 percent from 9.2 percent.

The interest rate on postal savings deposits, though, has remain unchanged at 4 percent.

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Source:zeenews

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