SBI Senior Citizen FD Rates 2024: What you can get if you invest Rs 3 lakh, Rs 5 lakh, Rs 7 lakh, and Rs 9 lakh in 1-, 3-, and 5-year FDs
SBI Senior Citizen FD Interest Rates 2024: State Bank of India (SBI) runs many fixed deposit (FD) schemes for senior citizens. They can invest in the Amrit Kalash special scheme, 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year FDs. If senior citizens invest in the 5-year FD, they also get tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
SBI Senior Citizen FD Interest Rates 2024: Senior citizens may have depleted sources of income in their post-retirement life, but they have their daily expenses that need to be met from some source of income. They can get it through some rental income, return in the form of interest from a non-market-linked scheme, or growth from a market-linked investment scheme. Many senior citizens who seek regular income from their investments invest in fixed deposit schemes. An FD is a non-market-linked scheme that provides guaranteed returns. After making a one-time investment, senior citizen investors can get interest yearly, half-yearly, quarterly, or monthly as per the FD issuer's conditions. Like many banks, State Bank of India (SBI) also runs FD schemes of different interest rates and durations. SBI runs the Amrit Kalash, 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year FD schemes for senior citizens. SBI offers its highest interest rate to senior citizens in the Amrit Kalash scheme. The 444-day special scheme offers 7.75 per cent interest rate. 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, get to know how your Rs 3 lakh, Rs 5 lakh, Rs 7 lakh, and Rs 9 lakh investments in SBI Senior Citizen FD schemes will grow in the 1-, 3-, and 5-year FD schemes.
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