Small Saving Scheme Interest Rates List (Oct-Dec 2019)

Here are the small saving scheme interest rates for the quarter Oct to Dec 2019 issued by the finance ministry.   Data source: National Small Savings Institute

The current PPF interest rate is  7.9%

The current Sukanya Samriddhi Account  interest rate is 8.4%

Instrument Rate of Interest w.r.t 01.07.2019 to 30.09.2019 Rate of Interest w.r.t 01.010.2019 to 31.12.2019 Compounding Frequency
Savings Deposit 4 4 Annually
1 year Time Deposit 6.9 6.9 Quarterly
2 year Time Deposit 6.9 6.9 Quarterly
3 year Time Deposit 6.9 6.9 Quarterly
5 year Time Deposit 7.7 7.7 Quarterly
5 year Recurring Deposit 7.2 7.2 Quarterly
5 year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 8.6 8.6 Quarterly and Paid
5 year Monthly Income Account 7.6 7.6 Monthly and Paid
5 year National Savings Certificate 7.9 7.9 Annually
Public Provident Fund Scheme 7.9 7.9 Annually
Kisan Vikas Patra 7.6 (will mature in 113 months) 7.6 (will mature in 113 months) Annually
Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme 8.4 8.4 Annually

Thus there is no change in interest rate. The PPF and Sukanya schemes continue to fetch a comfortable 7.9 and 8.4 percent return.

The senior citizen savings scheme continues to offer a decent 8.6%.

Source: National Savings Institute India website