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Why are small savings schemes so important?

Why are small savings schemes so important? Premium On 31 March, the govt slashed interest rates on small savings schemes. The Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate was cut from 7.1% to 6.4%. On 1 April, the Centre withdrew its order, saying it was issued due to an oversight. Mint explains the importance of these rates Share Via Read Full Story On 31 March, the government slashed interest rates on small savings schemes. The Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate was cut from 7.1% to 6.4%. On 1 April, the Centre withdrew its order, saying it was issued due to an oversight. Mint explains the importance of these rates.

Cruel joke on April Fool s Day? Centre rolls back small savings interest rate cuts

“Interest rates of small savings schemes shall continue to be at the rates which existed in the last quarter of 2020-2021, that is, rates that prevailed as of March 2021. Orders issued by oversight shall be withdrawn,” Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted. However, social media had a field day on the abrupt U-turn and the indiscreet choice of words in the FM’s tweet, attributing it instead to election-driven ‘hindsight’ – as the politically insensitive announcement had coincided with the Nandigram election in West Bengal. The Ministry of Finance is not known to take impromptu decisions and notifications go through a maze of clearances before they see the light of the day, point out sources. The government, these sources added, had sought the Election Commission s no-objection for the periodic review of interest rates and had got it before making the announcement in the middle of elections. The government had said a periodic review in every quarter was necessary,

A reprieve, for now - The Hindu BusinessLine

A reprieve, for now Senior citizens can heave a sigh of relief on small savings rates We’ll never know whether the Finance Ministry’s rapid U-turn on the rate reset for small savings schemes was someone’s idea of an April Fool prank or a rethink triggered by, ahem, political considerations. Whatever the reason, small savers can heave a sigh of relief that they’ve won a reprieve from the 50 to 110 basis point cuts, for now. Had they gone through, retirees would have had to take a 13 per cent haircut on their interest income from the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, others a 14 per cent dent on the Monthly Income Scheme and 1-year depositors a 20 per cent hit to their interest receipts.

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