New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday announced that interest rates on various small savings schemes will remain unchanged for the fourth quarter of the current financial year 2025-26, beginning January 1, 2026, and ending March 31, 2026.
In a notification issued by the Department of Economic Affairs, the government said the rates applicable for the January-March quarter will be the same as those notified for the third quarter (October 1 to December 31, 2025) of FY 2025-26.
Small savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Senior Citizens' Savings Scheme and post office time deposits, are widely used by households as safe investment avenues...