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Tax Saving FDs:-

Liquidity: Fixed Deposits have lock-in period of 5 years.

Rate of Interest : Interest rate across different banks

Tax Treatment : Interest earned in taxable.

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Public Provident Fund(PPF)-

Liquidity:Lock-in period of 15 years,can be further extended by 5 years. Partial withdrawals allowed after 7 years.

Rate of Interest : Currently is 7.1% p.a.

Tax Treatment : Interest earned is tax-free.

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Employee Provident Fund(EPF):-

Liquidity: Can withdraw PF balance after 2 months of leaving job and does not take up employment within two months with an employer covered by PF Act

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Rate of Interest : Interest rate on the EPF is 8.5% for the financial year 2020-21.

Tax Treatment :Entire PF balance (including interest) is tax-free, if withdrawn after continuous service of 5 years

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Equity Linked Saving Scheme:-

Invests in equity shares,hence no return in guaranteed.

Liquidity:-Can be redeemed 3 years after investments

Tax Treatment:-Carries Long Term Capital Gains Tax.

If gains of more than 1 lakh are redeemed in a year,10% tax needs to be paid

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National Pension Scheme:-

Eligibility :People b/w the age of 18-65

Liquidity: Generally locked in till 60yrs.Premature exit allowed.

Tax Treatment : Up to 60% of corpus tax free. You are mandatorily required to use the remaining 40% of your corpus to buy an annuity.

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Unit linked Insurance Plans:-

Eligibility : An investor can buy ULIP for self/spouse/ child

Liquidity: Interest rate varies as it is market linked

Tax Treatment : Investment and withdrawals & maturity amount are tax-free
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana:-

Eligibility : Parents can open an account girl child till age of 10

Liquidity: The scheme has a maximum lock-in period of 21 years.

Rate of Interest :7.6% currently.

Tax Treatment : Investment and withdrawals & maturity amount are tax-free

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Senior citizen savings scheme

Eligibility: Senior citizens aged above 60 years

Liquidity: The lock in period for this scheme is five years..

Premature closure Allowed after one year with a penalty of 1.5%.
After two years, investors can withdraw with a penalty of 1%.

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Interest Rate-7.4% currently and revised every quarter.

Tax Treatment:Interest earned is taxable.

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National Savings Certificate

The National Savings Certificate is a fixed income investment scheme that you can open with any post office.

Interest rate: Currently 6.8% p.a., which the government revises every quarter.

Maturity period: The maturity period is 5 years.

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