Investing in a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account offers attractive tax benefits. Contributions of up to Rs 1.5 lakh in a ...

Public Provident Fund (PPF) is backed by the government, and currently it offers a fixed interest rate of 7.1 per cent. With ...

The Public Provident Fund Scheme was introduced by the Government of India on July 1, 1968 and it provides the depositor the twin benefits of attractive return and tax benefit. The interest rate is ...

You can hold only one PPF account in your name, though accounts for minors are allowed within the overall ₹1.5 lakh annual ...

Investing a lump sum in PPF at the start of the financial year yields higher returns, but monthly SIPs offer better liquidity ...

Investment in Public Provident Fund (PPF) can be used as a fixed interest investment option that not only can create a ...

The gazette notification has done away with the fee of Rs 50 for cancellation or change of nomination for small savings schemes run by the government ...

Contributions up to Rs 1.5 lakh in a year in PPF (Public Provident Fund) are eligible for tax deductions under Section 80C, ...

Several post office savings schemes offer marginally higher returns over what most banks give on their fixed deposits (FDs) ...

The investment options under Section 80C include ELSS funds, NPS, ULIP, PPF, EPF, FD, SSY, and NSC. While ELSS schemes have a lock-in period of three years, the other options under Section 80C ...

According to government regulations, you can have only a single PPF account in your own name. Whether you go to various post offices or banks, you can't open multiple PPF accounts in your own name. If ...