Small Savings Scheme: Center to announce interest rates of small savings schemes

Small Savings Scheme: The government on Friday revealed interest rates on various small savings schemes including PPF and NSC. The last quarter of the financial year 2025-26, which begins on 1 April, 2025, has also been kept in previous interest rates. The Finance Ministry said in a notification, “Interest rates on various small savings schemes in the first quarter of financial year 2025-26 are from the fourth quarter of 2025 for the fourth quarter (1 January to 31 March 2025).”

These are interest rates

According to the notification ..

• Under the Sukanya scheme, there is an interest rate of 8.2 % on deposits.
• April 2025 – In June 2025, the interest rate on the three -year duration deposit is 7.1 %.
• The interest percentage on Public Provident Fund (PPF) is 7.1 %.
• The interest rate on post office savings deposit schemes is 4 %.
• The interest rate on the farmer development document is 7.5 %. The investment on the farmer development document will mature in 115 months.
• The interest rate on the National Savings Certificate (NSC) is 7.7 % for the April-June period of 2025.
• Like the current quarter, the monthly income scheme will give 7.4 % returns to investors.

every three months

It has also mainly placed interest rates on small savings schemes mainly on post offices and banks. The government has finally changed some schemes for the fourth quarter of 2023-24. The government will inform the interest rates on small savings schemes.