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The Central Government hereby notifies that the authorised Standardised Agency System (SAS) and Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents for canvassing/securing investments in the small savings schemes as per the terms of agreement executed by them under the Standardised Agency System (SAS) and Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) will be paid commission at the rate indicated below:
The maturity period for Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will be reduced from 6 years to 5 years.A new NSC instrument, with maturity period of 10 years, would be introduced. Kisan Vikas Patras (KVPs) will be discontinued.The annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme will be increased from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1 lakh.Interest on loans obtained from PPF will be increased to 2% p.a. from existing 1% p.a.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.
Notification No. 744/2011 – Income Tax 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
Notification No. 743/2011 – Income Tax 1. (1) These rules may be called the Kisan Vikas Patra (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Kisan Vikas Patra Rules, 1988, in rule 13A, the words “for a maximum period of two years” shall be omitted.
Notification No. 742/2011 – Income Tax 1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office Time Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Post Office Time Deposit Rules, 1981, in rule 9, the words “for a maximum period of two years” shall be omitted.
Notification No. 741 – Income Tax 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
Notification No. 740 – Income Tax wers 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 Recurring Deposit Rules, 1981, namely
Notification No. GSR 882(E), dated 3-11-2010 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 Savings Account Rules, 1981, namely :—
These rules may be called the Post Office (Monthly Income Accounts) Amendment) Rules, 2007. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.2. 2. In the Post Office (Monthly Income Account) Rules, 1987,—(i) in rule 4, for the words “three lakh” and “six lakh”, the words “four lakh fifty thousand” and “nine lakh” respectively shall be substituted;
The Department of Post is doing an agency work on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs. Several queries have been received from various Circles regarding deduction of TDS and Surcharge.
