Senior Citizen FD Rates: SBI, PNB, Canara, other PSU banks offer these returns on Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh investments
SBI vs PNB vs Canara Bank vs Bank of Baroda vs Indian Bank 5-Year Senior Citizen FD Rates: Senior citizens need regular income in their post retirement life. So, a lot of them invest in fixed deposit schemes, where banks offer them higher interest rates than they offer to general citizens.
SBI vs PNB vs Canara Bank vs Bank of Baroda vs Indian Bank 5-Year Senior Citizen FD Rates: In post retirement life, senior citizens need a regular source of income. A lot of them look for investment options with the least risk. It can be in the form of debt mutual funds, government and corporate bonds, sovereign gold bonds, or fixed deposit (FDs). Senior citizens opt for FDs as they help them get regular income in the form of the interest amount. After a one-time investment, senior citizens can get income on maturity, yearly, half-yearly, quarterly, or monthly. The other benefit of investing in senior citizen FDs is that almost all banks offer them higher interest rates than they offer to general citizens. FDs can be from 7 days to 10 years, and interest rates may vary. The benefit of investing in the 5-year FD is that investors get tax benefits up to Rs 1.50 lakh in a financial year. Like many other PSU banks, State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), and Canara Bank offer FDs to senior citizens. In this write-up, know what are the interest rates that SBI, PNB, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, and Indian Bank are offering to senior citizens and what Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh investments in each guaranteed return scheme will give in maturity in 5 years. (Data Source: Paisabazaar.com)
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