Post Office Scheme: Are you planning to invest in Post Office Scheme? Know this new rule first, so that you do not face any kind of problem later. The post office will cross check your Permanent Account Number (PAN) information with the Income Tax Department information.
Post Office Scheme: Are you planning to invest in Post Office Scheme? Know this new rule first, so that you do not face any kind of problem later. The post office will cross check your Permanent Account Number (PAN) information with the Income Tax Department information. Its purpose is to know whether the link with PAN is Aadhaar linked or not. Also, it has to be checked that the name and date of birth given in Aadhaar is correct.
The rules have changed
To invest in any post office scheme, providing PAN and Aadhaar information is mandatory from April 1, 2023. If there is any difference in the information given between the two, then you cannot invest in the post office scheme. The CBS system has been integrated with Protean e-Gov Technologies (earlier NSDL) for PAN validation. The PAN is validated in Finacle based on the information received from the Protean process.
PAN and Aadhaar are mandatory in small savings scheme
This system was in force till 30 April 2024. PAN, Aadhaar has become mandatory for investing in PPF, NSC and other small savings schemes. In a notification of the Postal Department issued on 7 May 2024, it has been said that the Protean system related to PAN verification has been revised with effect from 1 May 2024.
These are small saving schemes
Public Provident Fund (PPF), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY), Mahila Samman Savings Certificate, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) are some of the famous small saving schemes among the common people. Here we are telling you about the interest available on small savings scheme.
Interest rate on small savings scheme
| Number | saving scheme | Rate of interest | When do you get interest? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | post office savings account | 4.0 | every year |
| 02. | 1 year FD | 6.9 (Annual interest on ₹10,000/- ₹708) | quarter |
| 03. | 2 year FD | 7.0 (Annual interest for ₹10,000/- ₹719) | quarter |
| 04. | 3 year FD | 7.1 (Annual interest for ₹10,000/- ₹719) | quarter |
| 05. | 5 year FD | 7.5 (Annual interest on ₹10,000/- ₹771) | quarter |
| 06. | 5 year recurring deposit | 6.7 | quarter |
| 07. | Senior Citizen Savings Scheme | 8.2 (Quarterly interest ₹205 for ₹10,000/-) | Payment is made quarterly. |
| 08. | monthly income scheme | 7.4 (Monthly interest ₹62 for ₹10,000/-) | Payment is made monthly. |
| 09. | National Savings Certificate (eighth digit) | 7.7 (Maturity value ₹14,490 for ₹10,000/-) | every year |
| 10. | public provident fund scheme | 7.1 | every year |
| 11. | Kisan Vikas Patra | 7.5 (will mature in 115 months) | every year |
| 12. | Mahila Samman Saving Scheme | 7.5 (Maturity value ₹11,602 for ₹10,000/-) | quarterly |
| 13. | Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana | 8.2 | every year |
