The Federal Government has announced that the rates of return on National Savings Schemes (NSS) shall remain unchanged. The existing rates of return on different National Savings Schemes are 13.55 percent for Defence Savings Certificates, 13.44 percent for Regular Income Certificates, 13.33 percent for Special Savings Certificates/ Account and 9 percent for Savings Account.
The rate of return on Pensioner's Benefit Account and Bahbood Savings Certificates, the schemes exclusively meant for pensioners, widows and senior citizens, shall continue to be 15.36 percent.-PR