Now invest up to Rs 1.5 lakh in PPF

Now invest up to Rs 1.5 lakh in PPF
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Now Invest up to Rs 1.5 Lakh in PPF. People can now deposit up to Rs 1.5 lakh annually in their Public Provident Fund (PPF) with the government notifying changes in the popular savings scheme.

New Delhi: People can now deposit up to Rs 1.5 lakh annually in their Public Provident Fund (PPF) with the government notifying changes in the popular savings scheme. The government has issued a notification raising the limit from annual PPF deposit limit from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh in pursuance of the announcement made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. PPF is a 15-year investment scheme under which an investor enjoys tax exemption at the time of deposit, accrual of interest and withdrawal. The interest rate on deposit in PPF for 2014-15 fiscal is 8.7 per cent.

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