| The Central government has decided to leave interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for Jan- March’2019 Quarter.Small savings rates are linked to government bond yields in the secondary market. Following are the small saving schemes interest rates for quater ending March 2019 |
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| Saving Instruments | Interest rate from 01-01-2019 | Min Amount(INR) | Max Amt(INR) |
| Senior Citizen Saving Scheme | 8.7% | 1000 | 1500000 |
| Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts | 8.5% | 1000 | 1500000 |
| Public Provident Fund | 8.00% | 500 | 1500000 |
| 5 Yr NSC – VIII Issue | 8.00% | 100 | no limit |
| Time Deposit# | 7.00-7.80 | 200 | no limit |
| Post Office Monthly Income Scheme | 7.30 | 1500 | Single 4.5lakhs |
| Post Office Monthly Income Scheme | 7.30 | 1500 | joint 9lakhs |
| Kishan Vikas Patra | 7.70 | 1000 | no limit |
| Recurring Deposits | 7.30 | 10 | no limit |
| Saving Accounts | 4.00 | 20 | no limit |