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    These 3 banks, NBFCs offer higher FD interest rate for women investors

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    These are a few banks and NBFCs that give women investors greater interest rates on fixed deposits.

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    Senior citizens enjoy an additional interest rate on fixed deposits above the card rate. However, not all banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs) offer a higher interest on fixed deposits for women investors. Here is a look at a few banks and NBFCs offering higher interest rates on fixed deposits especially to women investors.

    Indian Bank
    Indian Bank has launched a new retail term deposit product called “IND SUPER 400 DAYS”. This special deposit is open for investment from March 6, 2023 and offers 0.05% higher interest rate to women investors. Senior citizen women can earn up to 7.65 % and super senior citizens can earn 7.90%.

    Women Others
    Public 7.15 % 7.10 %
    Senior Citizen 7.65 % 7.60 %
    Super Senior Citizen ( 80 yrs and above) 7.90 %7.85%

    Also read: Indian Bank hikes FD interest rate; launches special FD scheme offering higher interest rate to women

    Punjab and Sindh Bank
    Punjab and Sindh Bank has a special fixed deposit for women called “PSB GRIH LAKSHMI FIXED DEPOSIT SCHEME”. Interest rate offered on this scheme is 6.90% when FD is booked via the online route for women. For senior citizen women investors, the bank offers 7.40%.

    Rate of interest
    Extra rate of interest-deposit scheme
    BranchOnline mode
    PSB GRIH LAKSHMI FIXED DEPOSIT SCHEMENormal - 6.65 %Normal - 6.90 %
    Senior CTZ- 7.15 %Senior CTZ- 7.40 %

    Sriram Finance Fixed Deposit
    Sriram finance offers an additional interest rate of 0.10% higher interest rate for women depositors. Senior citizen women deposit will earn 0.50% plus 0.10% on regular deposits.

    Also read: Earn up to 9.36% interest rate on this NBFC’s FDs

    Mahila Savings scheme
    Other than these FDs, there is one government small savings scheme for women that will be launched soon. A new small savings program specifically for women was unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2023 speech. The FM stated in her budget speech that the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate will have a two-year term and would have a 7.5% interest rate. This new scheme is yet to be launched and will be offered by India Post.

    Also read: Mahila Samman Savings Certificate offers higher interest than bank FDs, most other post office schemes; check details

    Other banks
    As mentioned above, most banks do not offer separate higher interest rates for women for FDs. For regular investors in SBI, the highest interest the bank offers on FDs is 7.10% on its special Amrit Kalash deposit, which is valid till Match 31, 2023. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank offer a highest interest rate of 7.10% on its fixed deposit.
    ( Originally published on Mar 07, 2023 )

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