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National Savings Scheme Guide: 10 Schemes Reviewed | Expert Recommendations

Finance : Explore the 10 investment schemes under India's National Savings Scheme with detailed analysis and expert recommendations. Make in...

March 30, 2024 4758 Views 2 comments Print

5 Tax saving investments with wealth creation for salaried person

Income Tax : Explore the best tax-saving investment options in India, including PPF, NPS, ULIPs, ELSS, and Tax Saving Fixed Deposits. Learn how...

January 15, 2024 4506 Views 0 comment Print

Public Provident Fund: A Safe & Secured Investment Guide

Income Tax : Explore Public Provident Fund's benefits, history, eligibility, tax advantages, and more. Understand why PPF is a favored investme...

August 23, 2023 1356 Views 0 comment Print

Disadvantages of Investment in PPF (Public Provident Fund)

Finance : Discover the drawbacks of investing in PPF (Public Provident Fund). Explore factors like lower interest rates, extended lock-in pe...

May 10, 2023 14802 Views 1 comment Print

All About Provident Fund

Income Tax : Provident fund is a scheme intended to give substantial benefits to an employee at the time of his retirement. Under this scheme, ...

December 7, 2022 20037 Views 0 comment Print


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Rate of interest w.e.f. 01.01.2018 to 31.03.2018 on small savings schemes

Finance : The revised Rates of Interest on various Small Savings Schemes Including Saving Deposits, Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra...

March 22, 2018 2880 Views 0 comment Print

Government of India makes Amendments in Small Savings Act

Finance : As per PPF Act, the PPF account can’t be closed prematurely before completion of five financial years. If depositor wants to clo...

February 14, 2018 1338 Views 1 comment Print

Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme for unorganised sector

Corporate Law : Subject to the provisions contained in section 16, the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act., 1952 applies ...

December 13, 2011 1754 Views 0 comment Print

PPF, MIS, and other Post office Deposit Scheme to earn higher interest from 1st December, PPF limit raised to 100000

Finance : The finance ministry has notified rules which will pave the way for small savings account holders to earn higher returns from Dece...

November 27, 2011 3300 Views 0 comment Print

No fixed return on PPF

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)Government has vide its office memorandum No. No. 6-1/2011-NS...

November 15, 2011 10399 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT upheld disallowance of employee’s contribution to PF & ESI 

Income Tax : Read the detailed analysis of O Clock Software Pvt Ltd vs. ACIT case by ITAT Chennai. Learn why deduction was denied for delayed P...

December 21, 2023 906 Views 0 comment Print

Discretion in Handling PPF Funds essential to fall under ‘Funds Management’ Service

Service Tax : Read the case of State Bank of India vs Commissioner of Service Tax and importance of discretion in handling funds under PPF accou...

July 5, 2023 825 Views 0 comment Print

PPF Account cannot be attached by banks for Settlement of Debt/ Liability

Finance : Public Provident Fund account shall not be liable to any attachment in respect of any debt or liability incurred by the account ho...

July 2, 2022 10779 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Revised Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates for April-June, 2024

Finance : Read about the official memorandum from the Ministry of Finance on small savings schemes interest rates for the first quarter of F...

March 8, 2024 9903 Views 0 comment Print

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes w.e.f. 01.01.2024

Finance : Explore SB Order No. 23/2023 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Communications, on the revision of interest rates for ...

December 29, 2023 1716 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates for January-March, 2024

Finance : Get the latest update on small savings scheme interest rates in India. Revised rates for Q4 2023-24 released by the Ministry of Fi...

December 29, 2023 10320 Views 0 comment Print

Revisions to Senior Citizen’s Savings, National Savings Time Deposit & PPF Schemes

Corporate Law : Explore the impact of SB Order No. 22/2023 on Senior Citizen's Savings Scheme, National Savings Time Deposit Scheme, and Public Pr...

November 14, 2023 1704 Views 0 comment Print

Public Provident Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 2023

Finance : Explore the latest amendments in the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 2019 by the Ministry of Finance. Understand changes in account ...

November 7, 2023 5241 Views 0 comment Print


Procedure for Online opening & Closure of PPF Account with Post office

August 30, 2022 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Option for opening and closing of Public Provident Fund (PPF) account is available under the ‘General Services’ tab of DOP Internet Banking.

PPF Account cannot be attached by banks for Settlement of Debt/ Liability

July 2, 2022 10779 Views 0 comment Print

Public Provident Fund account shall not be liable to any attachment in respect of any debt or liability incurred by the account holder.

Interest rates of small saving schemes for July 22 to September 22

June 30, 2022 17373 Views 1 comment Print

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for Q2 of 2022-23 (i.e. from 1st July 2022 to 30th September 2022) Interest rates of small saving schemes for the Second quarter of financial year 2022-23 starting from 1st July, 2022 and ending on 30th September, 2022 shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable for […]

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes w.e.f. 01.04.2022

March 31, 2022 1206 Views 0 comment Print

Rate of interest on various Small Savings Schemes (National Savings Schemes) for the first quarter of financial year 2022-23 (starting from 1st April, 2022 and ending on 30th June, 2022) shall remain unchanged from the current interest rates applicable for the fourth quarter (1st January, 2022 to 31st March, 2022) of Financial Year 2021-2022.

Interest rates of small saving schemes for April 22 to June 22

March 31, 2022 9327 Views 0 comment Print

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for Q1 of 2022-23 Interest rates of small saving schemes for the First  quarter of financial year 2022-23 starting from 1st April, 2022 and ending on 30th June, 2022 shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable for the Forth quarter (1st January, 2022 to 31st March, […]

Save Taxes the Right Way (Invest+Tax Savings)

March 6, 2022 8115 Views 0 comment Print

It’s that time of the year when you need to invest in different investment products to enable tax savings for FY 2021-22 OR else regret after March that you did not utilize the benefit of various deductions available for you Now a days, nobody wants to invest just for Tax savings, everybody wants such investment […]

No interest on additional PPF account merged or closed

March 2, 2022 7503 Views 1 comment Print

In case any one of the PPF accounts or all the PPF accounts is/are proposed to be merged or amalgamated is / are opened on or after 12.12.2019, such account(s) shall be closed without any interest payment and no no proposal should be sent to the Postal Directorate for amalgamation of such PPF Accounts.

Why PPF is still the Best Investment/Saving?

January 16, 2022 17208 Views 3 comments Print

Discover why PPF is the best investment and savings option. Learn about the advantages, risk-free returns, and government-backed security of PPF.

Interest rates of small saving schemes for Jan 22 to Mar 22

December 31, 2021 10047 Views 0 comment Print

Interest rates of small saving schemes for the Fourth quarter of financial year 2021-22 starting from 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st March, 2022 shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable for the third quarter (1st October, 2021 to 31st December, 2021) for FY 2021-22. Small saving schemes includes PPF, NSC, Senior Citizen […]

SOP for dealing with cases of amalgamation of PPF Accounts

October 18, 2021 3678 Views 0 comment Print

Whenever any depositor has opened more than one PPF Accounts, the second and subsequent accounts opened are treated as irregular, as an individual can open only one single account under PPF Scheme.

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