If you want to secure your old age, then you must know about Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) of the Government of India. This pension scheme was launched by the Central Government on May 4, 2017 keeping in mind the needs of senior citizens.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is running this scheme. If both husband and wife invest together under this scheme, then they can get a monthly pension of up to Rs 18,500 in old age. Know here the important things related to PMVVY.
Any senior can invest
To take advantage of this pension scheme, any senior citizen can invest in it. Earlier the limit for investing in this scheme was Rs 7.50 lakh, but now it has been increased to Rs 15 lakh. 7.4 percent interest is available in PMVVY. If both husband and wife separately invest Rs 15-15 lakh in this scheme, then they can get a monthly pension of up to Rs 18,500 from the government every month. But you have to invest for this before 31 March 2023
Pension benefit according to investment
Under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana, monthly pension is available for a minimum of Rs 1000 and a maximum of Rs 9250. This pension depends on your invested amount. If you invest Rs 1.50 lakh in this, then you are given Rs 1000 monthly as pension, whereas if you invest Rs 15 lakh, you get Rs 9,250 as pension.
Understand the calculation of pension of Rs 18,500
If you invest Rs 15 lakh in this scheme, then you will get an annual interest of 7.40% on it, which will be Rs 1,11,000 in total. If you divide this amount in 12 parts, then a total of Rs 9,250 will be made. In this way you will get Rs 9,250 as pension every month. On the other hand, if husband and wife invest Rs 15 lakh each i.e. a total of Rs 30 lakh, then both will get Rs 9,250 separately i.e. a total of Rs 18,500 as pension.
Will get pension for 10 years
Under this scheme, the person is given the benefit of pension for 10 years, after 10 years the invested amount is returned with the last payment of pension. But if you want, you can surrender anytime before 10 years after the start of this scheme. In this, you are also given the option of monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annually to get pension. You can choose this option of your own free will.
How to apply
To apply for the scheme, one has to apply by visiting the official website of LIC. If you want, you can also apply offline. The first installment of pension will be received after one month, three months, six months or one year of your investment. It depends on which option you have chosen for pension, monthly, quarterly, half yearly or yearly.
