New Delhi, Feb. 1 (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to double the deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to INR 30 lakh and Monthly Income Account Scheme to INR 9 lakh.
In her Budget Speech, the minister also announced a new small savings scheme for women.
"The maximum deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme will be enhanced from INR 15 lakh to INR 30 lakh," the minister said in her 87-minute long speech.
She also proposed that the maximum deposit limit for Monthly Income Account Scheme will be enhanced from INR 4.5 lakh to INR 9 lakh for a single account and from INR 9 lakh to INR 15 lakh for a joint account.
Announcing a new 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Mahila Samman Bachat Patra', Sitharaman said a one-time new small savings scheme, Mahila Samman Savings Certificate, will be made available for a two-year period up to March 2025.
"This will offer deposit facility up to INR 2 lakh in the name of women or girls for a tenor of 2 years at fixed interest rate of 7.5 per cent with partial withdrawal option," she said.
The minister also announced to that an integrated IT portal will be established for investors to reclaim unclaimed shares and unpaid dividends from the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority with ease.