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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) Rules, 1989, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) (Amendment Rules), 2012.(2) They shall deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2012.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Savings Certificates (IX Issue) Rules, 2011, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the National Savings Certificates (IX Issue) (Amendment) Rules, 2012. (2) They shall deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2012.
in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Bank Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office Recurring Deposit Rules, 1981, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office Recurring Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2012. (2) They shall deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2012.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Rules, 2004, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (Amendment) Rules, 2012.
NOTIFICATION NO.GSR 322(E), DATED 25-4-2012 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office (Monthly Income Account) Rules, 1987, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office (Monthly Income Account) Amendment Rules, 2012. (2) They shall deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2012.
POST OFFICE TIME DEPOSIT (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2012 – AMENDMENT IN RULE 7 – NOTIFICATION NO.GSR 323(E), DATED 25-4-2012 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office Time Deposit Rules, 1981, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office Time Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2012.
Every individual desirous of subscribing to Fund under the Scheme for the first time either on his own behalf or on behalf of a minor of whom he is the guardian or on behalf of a Hindu Undivided Family of which he is a member or on behalf of an Association of persons or a Body of individuals as referred to in sub rule 2(b) of Rule 3 above shall apply to the Accounts Office in Form A, or as near thereto as possible together with the amount of initial subscription which shall be integral multiples of Rs.5
Notification No. G.S.R. 868(E), dated 07-12-2011- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(3) of the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959, the Central Government through this notification has specified that National Savings Certificates-IX Issue shall be the class of Savings Certificates to which the said Act applies. Accordingly, subscription to such saving certificates would qualify for deduction under section 80C.
In accordance with the decisions taken by the Government on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), headed by Smt Shyamala Gopinath, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Notifications on changes made in various small saving schemes except 10-Year National Savings Certificate, have already been issued on 25th November 2011.
In pursuance of section 5 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1968) the Central Government hereby notifies that the subscriptions made to the fund on or after the 1st day of December, 2011 and balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of 8.6 per cent. per annum.
