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PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra interest rates slashed

| | Mar 19, 2016, at 04:56 am
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) Adding more trouble for common man, the government on Friday reduced interest rates on various savings schemes which include PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and senior citizen deposits.

The government has slashed interest in Public Provident Fund (PPF) scheme from 8.7 percent to 8.1 percent from the period between April 1 to June 30.

Similarly, interest rate in Kisan Vikas Patra has been reduced from 8.7 percent to 7.8 percent.

Year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme's interest rate has been slashed from 9.3 percent to 8.6 percent interest.

These rates are applicable for the next financial year. 

"This is being done in line with the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee to ensure that the interest rates of Small Savings Schemes are market linked," read a government statement.

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