Centre Rolls Back Order Of Interest Rate Cuts On Small Savings

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on April 1 announced the roll back of recent orders related to the slashing of interest rates on small saving schemes. Taking to Twitter, the FinMin stated that "the rates which existed in the last quarter of 2020-21" shall be continued. Earlier, on March 31, the government had slashed the interest rates on small schemes, including PPF and NSC, by up to 1.1%.