Interest rate increased ppf,nsc,mis etc wef 01.04.12

Rahul Sharma (----------) (8192 Points)

27 March 2012  
Interest Rate on Small saving has been increased wef 01.04.2012.Earlier  saving schemes rates has also been revised wef 01.11.2011.
 
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 rt 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 in the schemes, shall be as under: