National Savings Certificates (NSC) are certificates issued by Department of post, Government of India and are available at all post office counters in the country. This scheme is specially designed for Government employees, Businessmen and other salaried classes who are IT assesses. It is a long term safe savings option for the investor. Trust and HUF cannot invest. The scheme combines growth in money with reductions in tax liability as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The duration of a NSC scheme is 6 years.
| YEARS | After 28.2.2001 but before 1.3.02 | After 28.2.2002 but before 1.3.03 | After 28.2.03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Year | 9.72 | 9.20 | 8.16 |
| 2nd Year | 10.67 | 10.05 | 8.83 |
| 3rd Year | 11.71 | 10.97 | 9.55 |
| 4th Year | 12.85 | 11.98 | 10.33 |
| 5th Year | 14.10 | 13.09 | 11.17 |
| 6th Year | 15.47 | 14.29 | 12.08 |
| 74.52 | 69.58 | 60.12 |
