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Post Office Savings Bank account holders' alert! Your ATM cards may get blocked after 31st January; Here is why

Post Office Savings Bank account holders' alert! Your ATM cards may get blocked after 31st January; Here is why

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) account holders need to visit their home branch and follow the latest India Post instructions to save themselves from trouble.

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Post Office account balance: Avoid penalty, know about this new rule

Post Office account balance: Avoid penalty, know about this new rule

Sat, Jan 25, 2020

Post Office Savings Account: The Department of Post has increased the minimum balance limit from Rs 50 to Rs 500.

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Post office's savings account minimum balance limit increased

Post office's savings account minimum balance limit increased

Fri, Jan 24, 2020

The minimum balance limit which should be maintained at any time by a depositor is increased 10 times for holder of Savings Account in Post office.

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SBI fixed deposit rates cut by 15 bps? What you can do now

SBI fixed deposit rates cut by 15 bps? What you can do now

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

The State Bank of India or SBI FD interest rates for the long-term have been slashed by 15 bps and it has become effective from 10th January 2020.

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Income Tax Alert! Top 5 investments solutions that save money for you during ITR filing

Income Tax Alert! Top 5 investments solutions that save money for you during ITR filing

Fri, Dec 27, 2019

Income tax outgo can be saved by an earning individual if he or she is well aware of Section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961.

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SBI fixed deposit rates are a worry for you? Get more money, switch to post office FD, say experts

SBI fixed deposit rates are a worry for you? Get more money, switch to post office FD, say experts

Tue, Dec 24, 2019

SBI Fixed Deposit interest rates range from 4.5 per cent to 6.25 per cent while Post Office FD interest rates range from 6.90 per cent to 7.70 per cent.

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Senior Citizen Saving Scheme: Top 5 investment options for the retired people

Senior Citizen Saving Scheme: Top 5 investment options for the retired people

Sun, Dec 15, 2019

Senior Citizen Saving Scheme: After retirement, generally people have little option for earnings and hence their investment becomes one of the most important factors post-retirement.

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Income Tax Payer? Save your money! Top 10 tips for ITR filers to profit from

Income Tax Payer? Save your money! Top 10 tips for ITR filers to profit from

Tue, Dec 10, 2019

Income tax outgo can be saved by an earning individual if he or she takes advantage of these tips and thereby save money.

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Tips to become rich! This Post Office scheme yields more than many bank FDs; gives tax exemption too

Tips to become rich! This Post Office scheme yields more than many bank FDs; gives tax exemption too

Fri, Nov 08, 2019

Post Office National Saving Scheme is similar to a bank deposit. Like PPF, investment up to Rs 1.5 lakh in Post Office NSC is also income tax exempted under Section 80C.

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Good News! PPF, direct fund transfer to post office schemes to become easier

Good News! PPF, direct fund transfer to post office schemes to become easier

Mon, Oct 21, 2019

DoP has brought good news ahead of Diwali 2019 for the investors who have opened or want to open Public Provident Fund or PPF or any other saving schemes in the post office.

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Time to forget SBI Fixed Deposit? Post Office gives this with Rs 50,000, Rs 1,00,000, Rs 2,00,000

Time to forget SBI Fixed Deposit? Post Office gives this with Rs 50,000, Rs 1,00,000, Rs 2,00,000

Sun, Aug 25, 2019

Post Office Time Deposit vs SBI Fixed Deposit: For the second time in a month, the largest lender State Bank of India decided to cut fixed deposit rate this week.

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Post office saving schemes: Get over 8% interest rate; check Sukanya Samriddhi scheme and Senior Citizen Saving Scheme details

Post office saving schemes: Get over 8% interest rate; check Sukanya Samriddhi scheme and Senior Citizen Saving Scheme details

Tue, Aug 20, 2019

Post office offers a number of saving schemes, each with different rates of interest. While two of the nine savings post office schemes - Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) offer over 8% of interest rate per annum.

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Better than Fixed Deposit! Turn Rs 10000 into Rs 14824; Rs 100000 into Rs 148246 with Post Office in months!

Better than Fixed Deposit! Turn Rs 10000 into Rs 14824; Rs 100000 into Rs 148246 with Post Office in months!

Sat, Aug 10, 2019

You may feel that several Fixed Deposit schemes of banks are overrated when compared to the high interest rates and other benefits offered by several Post Office schemes. 

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Latest small savings scheme interest rate: From PPF to Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana - Check details here

Latest small savings scheme interest rate: From PPF to Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana - Check details here

Mon, Jul 01, 2019

Latest small savings scheme interest rate: The Union government recently reduced the interest rate on small savings schemes, including National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Public Provident Fund (PPF).

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Double Rs 1 lakh, Rs 5 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and much more with this Post Office scheme - Check interest rate

Double Rs 1 lakh, Rs 5 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and much more with this Post Office scheme - Check interest rate

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Be it Rs 1,000 or Rs 1 lakh, Rs 5 lakh or more, you will get double the amount  on maturity. 

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Double your money! This Post Office scheme offers better interest than Fixed Deposits

Double your money! This Post Office scheme offers better interest than Fixed Deposits

Sat, Jun 22, 2019

Some of the Post Office schemes offer better returns than the Fixed Deposit schemes of commercial banks.

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Post Office Time Deposit: Interest rate, tax benefits explained

Post Office Time Deposit: Interest rate, tax benefits explained

Thu, Jun 06, 2019

Post Office Time Deposit (also, often called as Fixed Deposit) is one of the easiest options for saving money and earning interest rate up to 7.8 per cent.

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Where you can get the best deposit interest rates? You should park your money here

Where you can get the best deposit interest rates? You should park your money here

Sat, Apr 27, 2019

A post office savings scheme is defined as a list of products which guarantee reliability and risk-free returns on investment. 

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Post Office small savings schemes vs other bank fixed deposits: Where can you get higher interest?

Post Office small savings schemes vs other bank fixed deposits: Where can you get higher interest?

Tue, Apr 23, 2019

A number of small savings schemes offered by Post Office offer higher returns than the Fixed Deposit or Time Deposit accounts offered by leading private and public sector banks.

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Post Office transformation: TCS modernises 1.5 lakh post offices in Rs 1100-crore deal

Post Office transformation: TCS modernises 1.5 lakh post offices in Rs 1100-crore deal

Sun, Apr 21, 2019

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services company, said it has deployed an integrated solution for India Post that has helped modernise a network of more than 1.5 lakh post offices in the country.

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