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Sec 80C of Income Tax Act, 1961 allows deductions on National Saving Certificate Investment Maximum Limit allowed is Rs 150000/- per Financial Year
Under this section, you can invest a maximum of Rs 1.50 lakh (1 Lakh upto AY 2014-15) and if you are in the highest tax bracket of 30%, you save a tax of Rs 45000. The various investment options under this section include:PPF; Life Insurance Premium, Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS), Provident Fund (PF) & Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF)
The revised Rates of Interest on various Small Savings Schemes Including Saving Deposits, Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra and Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts Scheme for the 4th Quarter of financial year 2017-18 is as below:
These rules may be called the National Savings Time Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2017. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In the National Savings Time Deposit Rules, 1981, in rule 5, in sub-rule (1), for the words two hundred, the words “one hundred” shall be substituted.
In the National Savings (Monthly Income Account) Rules, 1987, in rule 5, in sub-rule 1, for the words one thousand five hundred, the words one hundred shall be substituted.
Provided that if a resident Indian having purchased a certificate, subsequently becomes Non-Resident during the currency of the maturity period, the certificate shall be encashed or deemed to be encashed be encashed on the day he becomes a non-Resident, and ab interest shall be paid at the rate applicable to the Post Office Savings Account, from time to time, from such day and upto the last day of the month preceding the month in which it is actually encashed”
Aadhaar number shall be the unique identifier for the purpose of establishing the identity of National Savings Certificate (NSC) holder. Provided that where Aadhaar number has not been assigned, the depositor shall submit proof of application of enrollment for Aadhaar.
Government has decided to effect a reduction of 0.1 percentage points in interest rates across the board in all Small Savings Schemes except the Post Office Savings Account, which has been left untouched.
interest on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of financial year 2016-17 starting on 1st January, 2017 and ending on 31st March,2017,
On the basis of the decision of the Government, interest rates for small savings schemes are to be notified on quarterly basis. Accordingly, the rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the second quarter of financial year 2016-17, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under:
