Small savings scheme, March 28 -- The central government has kept the interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF and NSC unchanged for the April-to-June quarter of the financial year 2025-26.

"The rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of FY2025-26 starting from 1st April, 2025 and ending on 30th June, 2025 shall remain unchanged from those notified for the fourth quarter (1st January, 2025 to 31st March, 2025) of FY 2024-25," the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) said in a notification issued on Friday, March 28.

According to an earlier report by Mint, the interest rates for the Public Provident Fund (PPF) and post office savings deposit schemes have remained unchanged at 7.1 per cent and 4 pe...