Presently thirteen National Saving Schemes (NSS) viz Post Office Savings
Accounts, Time Deposits (1 year, 2 year, 3 year and 5 years), Monthly Income
Scheme, Post Office Recurring Deposit Scheme, National Savings Certificate (VIII
Issue), National Savings Certificate (IX Issue) [to be discontinued with effect
from 20.12.2015], Kisan Vikas Patra Scheme, Public Provident Fund Scheme,
Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme and Senior Citizens Savings Schemes are under
operation.
There has been no reduction in the amount being deposited
under the NSS. In fact, the gross collection figures have risen during the last
three years as under:
Rs. in crores
Year
|
Deposits (gross collection)
|
2012-13
|
234152.69
|
2013-14
|
250421.04
|
2014-15
|
304733.82
|
2015-16 (upto October 2015)
|
211977.52
|
The NSS are available for all Indian Nationals in rural
areas as well as urban areas. However, these schemes are mainly operated through
Post Offices which have large network in rural areas. At present, the Government
has no proposal to bring a new small savings policy for senior citizens and
weaker sections.
This was stated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the
Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha
today.
Source : PIB Release, 11.12.2015
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