SBI Senior Citizen FD Latest Interest Rates: Know what Rs 4 lakh, Rs 8 lakh, Rs 12 lakh, and Rs 16 lakh investments can give on maturity in different FDs
SBI Senior Citizen FD Interest Rates: SBI runs the Amrit Kalash, 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year FD schemes for senior citizens. The 444-day Amrit Kalash, which is a special scheme for limited time, provides the highest interest rate at 7.75%. The 5-year FD also provides up to Rs 1.50 lakh tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
SBI Senior Citizen FD Interest Rates: When one attains the age of 60, their income sources may deplete, but their expenses remain the same. So they need some source of regular income in that stage of life. As a result, many senior citizens invest in guaranteed income schemes, which provide them with regular monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly income. So, a lot of them invest in fixed deposit (FD) schemes. Banks and small banks offer extra interest rates to senior citizens. Like many banks, State Bank of India (SBI) also offers extra interest rates to senior citizens in its FD schemes. SBI runs the Amrit Kalash, 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year FD schemes for senior citizens. Amrit Kalash offers the highest interest rate among all SBI FDs at 7.75 per cent. The interest rates for 1-, 3-, and 5-year SBI senior citizen FDs are 7.30 per cent, 7.25 per cent, and 7.50 per cent, respectively (Data as per Paisabazaar.com).
In this write-up, know what you will get in maturity amount after investing Rs 4 lakh, Rs 8 lakh, Rs 12 lakh, and Rs 16 lakh in SBI senior citizen FD schemes of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years, respectively.
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