Kisan Vikas Patra
PPF, Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme remain attractive, interest rates kept unchanged
The interest rates on Sukanya Samriddhi account remain unchanged at 8.5 per cent.
Small savings schemes: Govt keeps interest rates unchanged for Apr-June quarter
Interest rate for the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.7 per cent.
Govt extends deadline for linking Aadhaar with saving schemes
Govt has insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits to weed out benami deals and blackmoney.
New deadline to link Aadhaar, small savings
Centre has insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, obtaining mobile phone and several other utilities.
CBI to probe Rs 70 lakh Kisan Vikas Patra scam
The accused used the fake KVPs to draw Rs 50 lakh as loan against them from a nationalised bank.
Savings schemes to require Aadhaar
Last month, it had extended the deadline for obtaining Aadhaar for availing government schemes and subsidies by three months to December 31.
Govt makes Aadhaar must for post office deposits, PPF, KVP
The government has also insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, SIMs and other utilities.
Govt slashes small savings rates by 0.1 per cent
The investment on 5-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme will yield 8.3 per cent.
Interest rates on small saving schemes cut by 0.1 pc
Since April last year, interest rates of all small saving schemes have been recalibrated on a quarterly basis.
200 defrauded of Rs 9 crore in postal scam
The accused allegedly posed as a postal scheme agent and carried out the scam along with her in the Postal Office of Mira Road.