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10 Government Savings Schemes You Should Know

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

National Savings (Monthly Income Account) Scheme: Minimum Rs 1000 in the multiples thereof. Maximum Rs 9 lakhs in single account and Rs 15 lakhs in joint account.

National Savings Time Deposit Account: Minimum deposit Rs 1000 and thereafter in the multiples of Rs 100. No maximum limit.

Senior Citizens Savings Scheme: Minimum deposit Rs 1000 in the multiples thereof with maximum deposit of Rs 30 lakhs.

National Saving certificate (VIII issue): Minimum deposit Rs 1000/- and thereafter in multiple of Rs 100. No maximum deposit limit.

Public Provident Fund Scheme: Minimum deposit Rs 500 and maximum deposit Rs 1,50,000 in a financial year.

Sukanya Samriddhi Account: Minimum deposit Rs 250 and maximum deposit Rs 1.5 lakhs in a financial year.

Mahila Samman Saving Certificate: This offers deposit facility upto Rs.2 lakh in the name of women or girls for a tenure of 2 years.

Kisan Vikas Patra: Minimum Rs 1000 and thereafter in multiples of Rs 100. No maximum deposit limit.

Recurring Deposit Account Scheme: In this scheme, a minimum of Rs 100 per month can be deposited with no maximum limit fixed.

Post Office Saving Account: In this scheme, a minimum deposit of Rs 500 is required and there is no maximum deposit limit.