The decision on interest rates for small savings schemes has come. The government has decided to increase the interest rate.
The government has increased interest rates on small savings schemes by 10 to 30 basis points for the July-September 2023 quarter. The Finance Ministry made this announcement through a circular issued on June 30, 2023.
The interest rates of schemes like 1 and 2-year post office time deposits and 5-year recurring deposits have been increased.
However, there has been no change in the interest rates of schemes like the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), and Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme. Let us tell you that the interest rates on small savings schemes are reviewed by the government every quarter.
Let us tell you that in the last announcement, the government announced a hike of up to 70 basis points (bps) in most small savings interest rates for the April-June 2023 quarter.