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These rules may be called the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (Amendment) Rules, 2019. They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July, 2019.
1) The Income Tax Act identifies a senior citizen as a person who is 65 years of age or more at any time during the previous year. It provides for special benefits for such persons.2) As per the IT Act, senior citizens who have an income up to Rs
As we progress in life, our goals and milestones are modified. Not only have we changed the way we live but we also change our perception of the future. Our life’s goals include factors such as travelling, medical benefits, financial independence and zero liabilities.
As the end of financial year draws near, many of my friends who were least bothered about tax saving investments throughout the year, have started hunting down options to park their surplus funds and consequently save up on taxes.
The Union Cabinet chaired by chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs as well as extension of time limits for subscription from 4th May 2018 to 31st March, 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) as part of Government’s commitment for financial inclusion and social security.
At present, premature closure of a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account is permitted on specified grounds on completion of five financial years from the date of opening of account. Opening of accounts in the name of a minor is permitted under all the small savings scheme except the Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme.
Rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of financial year 2017-18 starting 1st January, 2018 and ending on 31st March, 2018, on the basis of the interest compounding payment built-in in the schemes, shall he as under.
In the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Rules, 2004, in rule 2, in clause (d), in sub-clause (ii), in the second proviso, for the words irrespective of the above age limit the words on attaining the age of fifty years shall be substituted.
The Government of India, had vide their Office Memorandum (OM) No.F.No.1/04/2016–NS.II dated December 30, 2016 advised the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2016-17 (copy enclosed).
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,
