Interest charges on small financial savings schemes unchanged for first quarter of FY23

The authorities on Thursday stored rates of interest on small financial savings schemes, together with NSC and PPF, unchanged for the primary quarter of 2022-23 as a result of an elevated degree of inflation.

The rate of interest has not been revised because the first quarter of 2020-21.

Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will proceed to hold an annual rate of interest of seven.1 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, within the first quarter.

“The rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of the financial year 2022-23, starting from April 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2022, shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable for the fourth quarter (January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022) for FY 2021-22,” the finance ministry stated in a notification.

Interest charges for small financial savings schemes are notified on a quarterly foundation.

The one-year time period deposit scheme will proceed to earn an rate of interest of 5.5 per cent within the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal, whereas the lady youngster financial savings scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account will earn 7.6 per cent.

The rate of interest on the five-year senior residents’ financial savings scheme shall be retained at 7.4 per cent. The curiosity on the senior residents’ scheme is paid quarterly.

The rate of interest on financial savings deposits will proceed to be 4 per cent each year.

Term deposits of 1 to 5 years will fetch an rate of interest within the vary of 5.5-6.7 per cent, to be paid quarterly, whereas the rate of interest on five-year recurring deposits will earn the next curiosity of 5.8 per cent.