The government on Friday, March 8, left the interest rates unchanged on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of the next fiscal, beginning April 1, 2024. A notification in this regard has been issued by the finance ministry today. “The rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of …
Retail investors are usually in the lookout for investing options that are safe and secure. One such safe and secure option is ‘small savings scheme’ which are government-run investment schemes and provide safe investing options to retail investors. These schemes offer guaranteed returns at regular intervals compounded monthly, quarterly or annually as the case may …
Amidst a multitude of investment options, each with its unique advantages, National Savings Certificate (NSC) issued by the Indian government is a conventional yet widely embraced investment choice. For those unfamiliar or new to the investment landscape, the NSC is a fixed-income investment program that provides a secure and reliable option with assured returns. It …
The tendency of Indian households to persist with an old habit of risk-averse investment choices, and lean towards sovereign fixed-income schemes, doesn’t augur well for the Centre. Latest data on ‘small savings schemes’—the umbrella term for this basket of fixed-income schemes—shows a 2.5 times year-on-year increase in a scheme for senior citizens during the six-month …