Tuesday 27 March 2012

Interest Rate on Small Saving Schemes increased upto 0.5 % w.e.f 01.04.2012

No.6-1.2011-NS.II(Pt.)
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
New Delhi, the 26th March, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Revision of interest rates for small savings schemes.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Finance's O.M. of even number dated 11th November, 2011, vide which the various decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), were communicated to all concerned.
2. One of the decisions of the Government based on the recommendations of the Committee relates to revision of interest rates every financial year, to be notified before 1st April of that year. Accordingly, the rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the financial year 2012-13 effective from 1.4.2012, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in the schemes, shall be as under:

3. Necessary notifications, including those requiring amendments to rules of small savings schemes will be notified separately.

4. This has the approval of Finance Minister.
sd/-
(Shaktikanta Das)
Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India
Scheme
Rate of interest
w.e.f 01.12.2011
Rate of interest
w.e.f 01.04.2012
Savings
4.0
4.0
1 Year TD
7.7
8.2
2 Year TD
7.8
8.3
3 year TD
8.0
8.4
5 year TD
8.3
8.5
5 Year RD
8.0
8.4
5 year SCSS
9.0
9.3
MIS
8.2
8.5
5 Year NSC
8.4
8.6
10 Year NSC
8.7
8.9
PPF
8.6
8.8

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