There has just one change in the small savings scheme interest rates for the quarter of January-March 2024.
- PPF interest rates – No Change (remains at 7.1%) – Possible reason like last quarter- Why PPF rates not increased?
- Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana rates – INCREASED to now 8.2%)
- Senior Citizen Savings Scheme or SCSS – No Change (remains at 8.2%)
- National Savings Certificate or NSC – No Change (remains at 7.7%)
- Monthly Income Scheme or MIS – No Change (remains at 7.4%)
Here is the full notification for the changes in interest rates (via this link):
You check the historical interest rates for a few of these using the following links – PPF Interest Rate History and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Interest Rate history
The EPF rates were hiked to 8.15% a few months back as well.
Note – Since the interest rates of RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 (Taxable) are pegged to NSC rates, i.e. the RBI Floating Bond rates are always 0.35% above NSC rates. So with NSC rates at 7.7%, the RBI Floating Rate bond rates will also increase to 8.05% per annum for period of Jan-Jun 2024. Read more about RBI Floating Rate Bonds interest rates 2024.