OREANDA-NEWS. April 01, 2015. It was decided by the Government of India that interest rates on Small savings Schemes will be linked to yields on government securities of comparable maturity. In pursuance of that decision, the Government has decided to revise the rates applicable on various small savings schemes as given in the table below.

     Scheme

Rate of interest

w.e.f.01.04.2014

Rate of Interest

w.e.f. 01.04.2015

1.

2.

3.

 Savings Deposit

4.0

4.0

 1 Year Time Deposit

8.4

8.4

 2 Year Time Deposit

8.4

8.4

 3 Year Time Deposit

8.4

8.4

 5 Year Time Deposit

8.5

8.5

 5 Year Recurring Deposit

8.4

8.4

 5 Year SCSS

9.2

9.3

 5 Year MIS

8.4

8.4

 5 Year NSC

8.5

8.5

 10 Year NSC

8.8

8.8

 PPF

8.7

8.7

Kisan Vikas Patra

8.7

8.7

Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme

9.1

9.2