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Tips to save money in future: In the budget of 2023, the Government of India announced the introduction of “Women’s Honor Savings Certificate” (MSSC) for women investors. The objective of this special small savings scheme is to financially empower women and young girls through investment. The scheme is specially designed to give good returns in a short time. The government has decided to continue the scheme by 2025.
In the budget 2024, no new announcement has been made regarding MSSC. The interest rate and investment period of this scheme will remain the same. Significantly, the Women’s Honor Savings Certificate Scheme is available for only two years from April 2023 to March 2025. Interested investors can open this account at any post office and some select banks also provide this facility.
Who can open an account? : Under this scheme, women of any age can open an account in India. In addition, male parents can also open an account for their minor daughter. The scheme offers minor girls an opportunity to invest in financial products.
Interest Rate and Investment Period: 7.5% annual interest is received on the Women’s Honor Savings Certificate, which is deposited in the account on a quarterly basis. However, the entire amount of principal and interest is received at the time of maturity. The duration of this scheme is 2 years. For example, if you invest Rs 2 lakh for 2 years, you will get a total of Rs 2.32 lakh at the time of maturity.
Investment limit: The scheme has a minimum of Rs 1000 and the maximum investment limit of Rs 2 lakh per account. An amount of more than 1000 rupees can be deposited only in qualities of 100. 40 percent of the total deposits can be withdrawn after 1 year of opening the account.
North India Statesman