PM Modi has invested in this post office scheme, you should also open an account immediately

Narendra Modi investment in NSC: If you also want to earn profit by making small investments, then post office is a better option for you. Let us tell you that the Prime Minister also invests in post office schemes. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invested heavily in Life Insurance and National Savings Certificate. According to the data, in June 2020, he had invested 8 lakh 43 thousand 124 rupees in NSC. For life insurance, he had deposited a premium of Rs 1 lakh 50 thousand 957. Let us know about this scheme. 

National Savings Certificate

If you want to invest at zero risk then you should invest in post office. If you want to invest in a safe and government scheme, then you can invest in the National Savings Certificate. This is a safe investment because it is part of the small savings scheme of the post office and the Prime Minister of the country himself invests in it.

Invest like this?

The National Savings Certificate has a minimum lock-in period of five years. This means that you will be able to withdraw it only after five years of investment. There are three ways one can invest in NSC.

• Single Type NSC – In this type you can invest for yourself or for a minor.
• Joint A Type – This type of certificate can be taken by any two people together i.e. two people can invest together
• Joint B Type: Two people invest in it, but on maturity, money is given to only one investor.

  How much can you invest?

  This post office scheme currently has an interest rate of 6.8%. You can invest a minimum of Rs 1,000 in this scheme and invest money in multiples of 100. However, there is no maximum limit for investment in this.

  Income tax exemption

  If you also invest in NSC, then you will also get tax exemption by investing up to Rs 1.5 lakh every year under Section 80C of Income Tax. In case of taxable income, the amount is deducted from the total income.