Will your PPF investments continue to earn 7.1% interest this quarter? Here’s what the government has decidedThe government has maintained the Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate at 7.1% for the October-December 2025 quarter. This small savin...
03 Oct, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Public Provident Fund: Has the interest rate for July-September 2025 been revised?PPF offers tax benefits under Section 80C, with interest and maturity amounts being tax-free. Resident individuals can open a PPF account w...
07 Jul, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Can interest rate on PPF fall below 6.5% after repo rate cut of 1% this year?PPF interest rate below 6.5%: The government will review the interest rate on PPF and other small savings schemes on June 30, 2025. If the ...
27 Jun, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Will PPF, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi, other post office schemes’ interest rates reduce from October, 2024?The Centre is likely to announce the interest rates of small savings schemes — Public Provident Fund (PPF), Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (...
27 Sep, 2024, 07.02 PM IST
Falling small savings schemes rates have hit money goals of many: 4 ways investors can bridge the shortfallRetirement is not the only goal at risk. A parent saving for his daughter’s education through the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana will also witnes...
30 Apr, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Small savings: What triggered the rate reversalThe government on Thursday reversed interest rate cuts across a host of small savings schemes announced a day earlier. Small savings scheme...
02 Apr, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
PPF, NSC and other post office schemes interest rates after govt rolls back sharp cut"Interest rates of small savings schemes of GoI shall continue to be at the rates which existed in the last quarter of 2020-2021, ie, rates...
01 Apr, 2021, 09.13 PM IST
Ashok Gehlot targets govt for flip-flop over interest rates on small saving schemesSitharaman on Thursday morning said the government will roll back a steep interest rate cut on small saving schemes such as PPF and NSC, sa...
01 Apr, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
PPF rate may fall below 7% to a 46-year lowShort-term deposit rates are now very close to or even less than what savings bank accounts offer.
24 Jun, 2020, 02.53 PM IST
EPF, PPF interest rate gap widens to 105 basis points: Self-employed class disadvantagedEven if the EPF rate is cut, the difference would remain substantial thereby disadvantaging the self-employed class in terms of retirement ...
28 Dec, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Small savings schemes’ interest rates cut by 20 bpsInterest rates for 1-year time deposits has been lowered to 6.6% from 6.8%, while the rate on 2-year time deposits has been cut to 6.7 perc...
28 Dec, 2017, 06.38 AM IST
Why government is unlikely to cut PPF interest rate sharplyInterest rates on small savings schemes are due for recalibration next week, but analysts believe the government might avoid making steep c...
25 Sep, 2017, 11.18 AM IST
Government cuts PPF, NSC rate to 7.8 per centInterest rates on small savings are linked to the benchmark 10-year government bond yields and are revised every three months.
30 Jun, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
After EPF, get ready for PPF and NSC rate cutAnalysts feel the govt may not make such a drastic cut lest it fuels the simmering resentment against the “minor inconvenience” caused by d...
23 Dec, 2016, 07.59 AM IST
Despite cut, small savings schemes better than bank FDsThe 10-year bond yield to which the PPF rate is linked has dropped by about 75 basis points since the last rate cut in March.
01 Oct, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
First time in 48 years, PPF rate could fall below 8%Now, given that the average 10-year benchmark bond yield has been nearly 7.5% between March and May, analysts believe the rate for PPF coul...
17 Jun, 2016, 12.52 AM IST
Small savings rate cut: Should you close your PPF account?The PPF rate is down and could dip further as interest rates are cut. If your account is about to complete 15 years, here’s what you should...
03 May, 2016, 04.06 PM IST