Major Changes in Post Office Interest Rate on various schemes like as POSA, PPF ,NSC ,MIS

Friends,

The date 11.11.11 (11th November 2011) was very important for investor in Post office Small Saving Savings. On this day the Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund take a major decision on all the Saving Schemes under Post Office. 

The recommendations of the Committee have been considered in detail, taking into account the views/comments received from other Departments, States/UTs and representations received from various agents’ associations and others.  After detailed examination the following decisions have been taken:-

Rationalisation of Schemes

(i) The maturity period for Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will be reduced from 6 years to 5 years.

(ii) A new NSC instrument, with maturity period of 10 years, would be introduced.

(iii) Kisan Vikas Patras (KVPs) will be discontinued.

(iv) The annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme will be increased from ` 70,000 to ` 1 lakh.

(v) Interest on loans obtained from PPF will be increased to 2% p.a. from existing 1% p.a.

(vi) Liquidity of Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) – 1, 2, 3 & 5 years – will be improved by allowing pre-mature withdrawal at a rate of interest 1% less than the time deposits of comparable maturity. For pre-mature withdrawals between 6-12 months of investment, Post Office Savings Account (POSA) rate of interest will be paid.

Interest Rates on Small Savings Instruments

(i) The rate of interest paid under Post Office Savings Account (POSA) will be increased from 3.5% to 4% p.a.

(ii) The rate of interest on small savings schemes will be aligned with      G-Sec rates of similar maturity, with a spread of 25 basis points (bps) with two exceptions. The spread on 10 year NSC (new instrument) will be 50 bps and on Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 100 bps. The interest rates for every financial year will be notified before 1st April of that year.

(iii) Assuming the date of implementation of the recommendations of the Committee as 1st December, 2011, the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for current financial year on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built in the schemes, will be as given below:-

(iv) Payment of 5% bonus on maturity of MIS will be discontinued.

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