Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana: The central government runs many schemes (Government Schemes for Women) to make women and girls self-reliant. The name of one of those schemes is Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana. Recently, the central government has increased the interest rates of many small savings schemes. The interest rates of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana have also been increased. After this increase, the interest rate of this scheme will be 8.00 percent instead of 7.60 percent. These rates have been implemented for the first quarter of the financial year 2023-24.
Ever since the birth of the girl child, every parent is worried about the expenses of the girl child’s education and marriage. In such a situation, to overcome this concern, the Central Government has started the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana. By investing under this scheme, the girl child can become the mistress of lakhs at the age of 21. You can collect 69 lakh rupees for this scheme. Let us know about the eligibility and method of investing in this scheme-
Partial withdrawal facility is available in SSY account
Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, parents can open an account in the name of a girl child below 10 years of age. If you open the account immediately after the birth of the girl child, then you can invest in this scheme till the girl child turns 15 years old. After this, after the age of 18 years of the girl child, you can withdraw 50 percent of the total amount deposited in the account. On the other hand, after the age of 21 years of the girl child, you can withdraw the entire amount deposited from the account.
Will get Rs 69 lakh at the time of maturity
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You can open SSY account in any post office or bank. To open this account, you must have the birth certificate or Aadhaar card of the girl child. Along with this, it is necessary to have address proof of the mother or father of the girl child like Aadhaar card, PAN card. You go to the bank or post office and fill a form. After this the SSY account of the girl child will be opened. Keep in mind that only two girl children of one parent can open SSY account. If two twin girls are born in the second time, then in such a situation Sukanya Samriddhi account can also be opened for three girls. Read also Get the more latest Business news updatesHow to open account