The interest rate would apply on Provident Funds of central government employees, railways and defence forces. Last month, the government announced that the interest on small savings, including NSC and PPF, will be hiked by up to 0.4 percentage point for the October-December quarter, to align it with rising deposit rates in the banks.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/2PC0Z8g
