Interest rates on PPF, NSC remain unchanged for Q2

In a relief to savers, the government on Wednesday kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the second quarter of 2021-22 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.......

Citing 'oversight', Sitharaman rolls back cut in interest rates

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government will roll back a steep interest rate cut on small saving schemes such as PPF and NSC -- saying it was an oversight, a move being......

Covid-19 effect: Small savings cross Rs 1-trillion mark in first 6 months of FY21

Overall, small savings have amassed Rs 1.17 trillion from April-September — 26 per cent more than the previous year. But in those six months, the economy lost 24 per cent in the first three......

How YOU help India reduce fiscal deficit

Post office savings deposit, recurring deposit accounts and the senior citizen savings scheme account have shown the highest growth in the current financial year.Abhishek Waghmare reports.......