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Interest rates on FDs offered by post offices hiked by 0.2%
Published on March 4, 2014
The government on Tuesday decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to 0.2 percent.
The interest rate on popular PPF (public provident fund) has, however, been kept unchanged at 8.7 percent.
New interest rates on small savings schemes will come into effect from 1st April, an official release said on Tuesday.
The Finance Ministry’s decision comes on the eve of the announcement of general elections schedule by the Election Commission. The model code of conduct comes into play after Lok Sabha elections announcement.
The interest rate on fixed deposits for one and two years has been increased to 8.4 percent from the present 8.2 percent.
Fixed deposits of three and five years will earn 0.1 percent higher rate at 8.4 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively.
Also, the interest rate on five-year recurring deposits will be 8.4 percent, up from 8.3 percent.
The annual investment ceiling in PPF savings is unchanged at Rs one lakh. The rate on National Savings Scheme (NSC) with 5 and 10 year maturities also remain unchanged at 8.5 percent and 8.8 percent, respectively.
The rate on five-year Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) remains the same at 8.4 percent. The savings deposit rates are kept unchanged at 4 percent.
The decision to hike interest rates, which is in line with the recommendations of Shyamala Gopinath Committee, will make small savings schemes more attractive and returns would be in sync with market rates.
In line with the committee’s suggestions, the government also decided to align rate of interest on small savings schemes with G-Sec rates of similar maturity, with a spread of 25 basis points (bps) with two exceptions.
As per the recommendations, the interest rate is revised every financial year and notified before 1st April.
The interest rate of General Provident Fund (GPF) which is applicable for government employees, has been retained at 8.7 percent for 2014-15.
The Employees Provident Fund Organization will pay interest rate of 8.75 percent on Provident Fund deposits for 2013-14.
State Bank of India offers 9 percent interest rate on fixed deposits of 1 year.
