After the birth of a daughter in the house, the parents start worrying about her marriage and education. Therefore, the parents start saving much in advance in view of the daughter's marriage and education. It is worth noting that in today's time, seeing the speed of inflation increasing rapidly, it is not wise to keep the savings money deposited in the bank.
You should invest your savings money in a good place. In this episode, today we are going to tell you about the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana of the Central Government. This scheme was started by the Government of India in the year 2015. This scheme has been operated especially to secure the future of daughters in the country. In this episode, let us know about this scheme in detail -
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme is a small savings scheme. In this, parents invest in the name of their daughters. In this scheme, you can invest a minimum of Rs 250 and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh annually.
By investing in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, you get an interest rate of 8.2 percent. In this scheme, you can open your daughter's account before she turns ten years old.
In this scheme, after opening your daughter's account, you have to invest in it for 15 years. The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account matures after 21 years of opening the account.
The special thing about Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is that you also get income tax exemption on investing in it. In Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, you can open your account by visiting the nearest post office. Apart from this, you can also open an account in this scheme by visiting a commercial bank branch.
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