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Senior Citizen/ Super Senior Citizen – Income Tax Benefits allowable

Income Tax : Learn about tax benefits for senior and super senior citizens, including deductions on health insurance, medical expenses, interes...

September 6, 2024 1599 Views 0 comment Print

All about Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS)

Income Tax : Introduction: The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) has undergone significant updates following the November 2023 notification ...

January 17, 2024 46356 Views 1 comment Print

Retirement Planning Options & Strategies: From PPF to NPS

Finance : Discover key retirement planning options and strategies, from PPF to NPS. Explore government schemes, mutual funds, bank deposits,...

April 16, 2023 2334 Views 0 comment Print

वरिष्ठ नागरिकों के लिए लाभकारी कानूनों और योजनाओं का विश्लेषण

Income Tax : बुढ़ापा एक सामान्य मानवीय प्रक्रिया है जो मानव ज...

March 19, 2022 47052 Views 3 comments Print

Save Taxes the Right Way (Invest+Tax Savings)

Finance : 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...

March 6, 2022 8313 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Changes in Senior Citizen Savings Scheme

Finance : Stay informed about recent updates in small saving schemes post-retirement, including rules for opening accounts and time limits f...

February 7, 2024 2271 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification in operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme

Finance : In the operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme (SCSS), it has been noticed in few cases on the death of the account holder,...

September 30, 2022 2511 Views 0 comment Print

Investment Limit for Sr Citizens doubled to Rs.15 lakh under PMVVY

Corporate Law : The Union Cabinet chaired by chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the investment limi...

May 3, 2018 2379 Views 2 comments Print

Govt proposes single act for PPF & Govt small savings schemes

Finance : At present, premature closure of a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account is permitted on specified grounds on completion of five fin...

March 10, 2018 1764 Views 0 comment Print

Interest rate cut by 0.10% on KVP, PPF, SCSS 2004 & Sukanya Samriddhi

Finance : The interest rates of Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, 2004 (SCSS 2004), and ...

November 30, 2016 3952 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates for January to March 2025

Finance : Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for Q4 of FY 2024-25 will remain unchanged from Q3, effective January 1, 2025....

January 1, 2025 5613 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates for October to December 2024

Finance : The Government of India keeps interest rates unchanged for Small Savings Schemes for Q3 FY 2024-25, effective from October 1 to De...

September 30, 2024 18525 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates for July to September 2024

Finance : Discover the latest interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for April-June and July-September 2024. Get detailed insights and com...

June 28, 2024 6648 Views 0 comment Print

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 10665 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 2115 Views 0 comment Print


Investments options for Senior Citizens

October 27, 2020 7071 Views 5 comments Print

One of my journalist friends, who retired after completing 60 years, called me to seek my opinion about safe investment avenues with relatively better returns available for senior citizens. And this is how the idea germinated about this article. Let us discuss the safe investment avenues with better returns which are available to senior citizens. […]

Revised Small Savings Scheme interest rates w.e.f. 01.10.2020

September 30, 2020 2541 Views 0 comment Print

The rates of interest on various Small Savings Schemes for the third quarter of financial year 2020-21 starting from 1st October, 2020 and ending on 31st December, 2020 shall remain unchanged from those notified for the second quarter (1st July, 2020 to 3oth September, 2020) of financial year 2020-21.

Why a senior citizen should invest in Senior Citizen Savings Scheme?

July 15, 2020 6300 Views 7 comments Print

All retired senior citizens are finding it difficult to meet both their ends due to double whammy of constant inflation accompanied with reducing interest rates all around. The interest rates offered by banks on fixed deposits have come down to around 6%. Though the private banks and corporate offer higher rates they cannot risk their […]

Govt relaxes guidelines related to small savings schemes

July 3, 2020 3831 Views 0 comment Print

Govt relaxes guidelines related to small savings schemes and allowed further relaxation till 31st July 2020 in respect of Post Office 1,2,3,5 Year Time Deposit, 5 Year Recurring Deposit Scheme, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Monthly Income Account, Public Provident Fund Scheme,  and Sukanya Samriddhi Account scheme. SB Order 25/2020 e.F. No 113-03/2017-SB(Pt.1) Govt. of India […]

Revised Small Savings Scheme interest rates w.e.f. 01.07.2020

July 1, 2020 7539 Views 1 comment Print

Rate of interest w.e.f 01.07.2020 to 30.09.2020 on Small Savings Scheme i.e. Post Office Savings Account, 1,2,3,5 Year Time Deposit, 5 Year Recurring Deposit Scheme, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Monthly Income Account, National Savings Certificate (VIII Issue), Public Provident Fund Scheme, Kisan Vikas Patra and Sukanya Samriddhi Account scheme. SB Order 24/2020 e.F.No 113-03/2017-SB(Pt.1) Govt. […]

TDS on interest on Post Office Saving Schemes reduced

June 26, 2020 7626 Views 0 comment Print

In order to provide more funds at the disposal of the taxpayers for dealing with the economic situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic. the rates of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) for the following non-salaried specified payments made to residents has been reduced by 25% for the period from 14th May, 2020 to 31st March, 2021.

Senior Citizens’ Savings (Amendment) Scheme, 2020 – Interest Rate Notified

May 5, 2020 4089 Views 0 comment Print

Senior Citizens’ Savings (Amendment) Scheme, 2020- The deposit made under this Scheme between 12th December, 2019 to 31st March, 2020 (both days inclusive) shall bear interest at the rate of 8.6 per cent per annum. The deposit made under this Scheme on or after the 1st day of April, 2020 shall bear interest at the rate of 7.4 per cent. per annum.

Massive interest rate cut on Small Savings PPF/ SSA/ NSC/KVP/SCSS

March 31, 2020 3195 Views 0 comment Print

Government has declared Rate of Interest on Small saving for the Quarter of April 2020 to June 2020 with Massive cut in in interest Rate ranging from 0.70 to 1.40 % per annum. For example rate of interest on PPF been reduced by 70 basis points to 7.1% per annum and same on Sukanya Samriddhi […]

Senior Citizen’s Savings Schemes – Amendments to procedural rules

February 14, 2020 5808 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments to procedural rules relating to Senior Citizen’s Savings Schemes in POSB(CBS) Manual in the light of recent changes circulated vide SB Order 13/2019 dated 18.12.2019.

It’s Not Too Late To Save tax!

January 22, 2020 8538 Views 2 comments Print

The deadline for making tax saving investments is 31 March. But, there is still time to adopt last minute tax saving tips to claims tax benefits offered by the Government. This article discusses some tax investment avenues which can be utilized before 31 March to lower one’s overall tax liability.

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