New Delhi:
The government on Friday decided to keep the interest rates unchanged on various small savings schemes including PPF and NSC for the April-June quarter of FY 2025-26. This is the fifth consecutive quarter, when there is no change in interest rate on small savings schemes. The Finance Ministry said in a notification that the interest rates on various small savings schemes in the quarter ended June 30, 2025 will be unchanged from the notified rates for the January-March quarter of FY 2024-25 in the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
According to the notification, under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, an interest rate of 8.2 percent will be available on deposits, while the rate on three years fixed deposit will remain at 7.1 percent in the current quarter.
7.1 percent interest rate for PPF
The interest rates of popular Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Post Office Savings Deposit Schemes have also been retained at 7.1 percent and four percent respectively for the next quarter.
The interest rate on the Kisan Vikas Patra will be 7.5 percent as before and this investment will be matured in 115 months.
The interest rate on National Savings Certificate (NSC) will remain at 7.7 percent for the period of April-June 2025.
Like the current quarter, the monthly income scheme will earn 7.4 percent for investors.
Buse rates not changed in fifth consecutive quarter
Along with this, interest rates on small savings schemes run by post offices and banks have been left unchanged for the fifth consecutive quarter. The government last changed interest rates in some schemes for the fourth quarter of 2023-24.
The government issues notification of interest rates on small savings schemes every quarter.
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