Small savings may be rewarding
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May 23, 2021 21:42 IST
With the possibility of a downward revision in rates looming, it’s time to consider your options here
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With the possibility of a downward revision in rates looming, it’s time to consider your options here
We are all aware of the flurry of activity that happened at the start of the current financial year: interest rates on Small Savings Schemes, of which the Post Office Schemes are a part, were reduced drastically through a government notification, on March 31.
The very next day, the order was withdrawn and the erstwhile rates were maintained.
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