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Compare any five features of Senior Citizen Scheme and PPF( Public Provident Fund).
FEATURES |
PPF | Senior Citizen Scheme | |
i | Rate Of Interest | Lower Rate Of Interest or 8.1%/ 7.9% | Higher rate or 8.6 %/ 8.5% |
ii | Interest Is Tax-Free / Not Taxable | Interest Is Tax-Free | Interest Is Taxable |
iii | Loan facility | Can Take Loan | No Loan Facility |
iv | Lock in period /time period | 15 Years Can Extend To 5 + Years ( Block Of 5 Years) | 5 Years Can Be Extended For 3 Years |
v | Deposit | Once In A Year Or In 12 Instalments Per Annum | Can Deposit In lumpsum |
vi | Max limit | Maximum Deposit 1½ Lakh Per Annum | Maximum- 15 Lakh ( One Time) |
vii | Who can invest? | Any One (Can Open only One Account) | Only Senior Citizens Or Those Who Have Taken Voluntary Retirement |
viii | Tax rebate | Tax Rebate Facility | Tax Rebate Facility |
ix | Premature closure | Premature closure Allowed In Special Cases ( Higher Studies. Illness ) | Premature Closure Allowed With Penalty After 1 Year. |
x | Compound interest | Interest Accumulated And Earns Interest | Interest Not Accumulated And Transferred To Savings Account (@ 4%) Every Quarter |
xi | Wealth tax | Exempted From Wealth Tax | Not Exempted From Wealth Tax |
Give two examples of direct real income.
Two example of direct real income.
Write four features of the development of women and children in Rural Area (DWACRA) scheme.
The main salient features of DWACRA scheme are as follows:
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