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Government eases restrictions on a few small savings plans

The government has relaxed the rules for a number of minor savings plans, including the Public Provident Fund (PPF) and the Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme.

The new rules for the Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme allow for three months to open an account, as opposed to one month currently.

According to the November 9 gazette announcement, an individual can register an account under the Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme within three months of receiving retirement benefits and providing confirmation of the date of disbursement of such retirement payments.

In the case of the Public Provident Fund, the notification has changed in terms of premature account closure.

The notification stated that this scheme will be known as the Public Provident Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 2023.

A few adjustments have been made regarding early withdrawals under the National Savings Time Deposit program, per the announcement.

It said that if a deposit in a five-year account is withdrawn prematurely after four years from the date of account opening, interest will be paid at the rate applicable to Post Office Savings Accounts.

If a five-year Time Deposit account is closed after four years from the date of deposit, the rate applicable for a three-year Time Deposit account will be used to calculate interest.

Small savings plans are investment opportunities supervised by the Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs.

The government currently offers nine different types of small savings plans, including Recurring Deposit (RD), Public Provident Fund (PPF), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY), Mahila Samman Saving Certificate, Kisan Vikas Patra, National Savings Certificate (NSC), and Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS).

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Spriha Rai

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