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Many individuals may be already investing in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account). However, are you aware of the few facts of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) Rules? Let us discuss about these in detail.
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) is a Small Savings Special Deposit Scheme for the girl child. This scheme is specially designed for girl’s higher education or marriage needs.
5 unknown facts about Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) Rules
# What if you deposit more than Rs.1,50,000 in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) in a year?
We all know that the maximum yearly limit for Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) is Rs.1,50,000. Here, a year means financial year which starts from 1st April of the year to 31st March of the next year.
But what if you deposited more than Rs.1,50,000 unknowingly?
Banks or Post Offices usually not accept beyond Rs.1,50,000 per year. However, if due to any accounting error, they accepted also, then such amount which is more than Rs.1,50,000 will not earn any interest.
It will be kept idle with Government. However, an amount deposited in excess of an annual ceiling of Rs.1,50,000 may be withdrawn anytime by the depositor.
Hence, keep an eye on this maximum limit of investment per year. Otherwise, your money will not earn a single rupee of interest.
# Default Account will only earn savings account interest rate after 15 years
The yearly minimum deposit is prescribed as Rs.250. If you do not deposit this minimum yearly amount, then such accounts are considered as DEFAULT accounts. To make it active, you have to make a payment of Rs.50 per year as a penalty along with the such minimum specified amount for the year or years of default.
However, if such default account is not regulized within the 15 years from the date of account opening, then the whole deposit, including the deposits made prior to the date of default, will be eligible only for interest rate prescribed for Post Office Savings Bank at the time of its maturity.
If any amount credited wrongly by way of interest into an Account under default will be reverted to the Government account as soon as it comes to the notice of the Bank or the post office concerned.
Hence, never default your Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) beyond 15 years from the date of account opening.
However, this rule not applies to Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account)s where the account turned default due to the death of the guardian of the account holder.
# No interest after maturity
We all know that the maturity of the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) is 21 years from the date of opening of an account or if the girl gets married before completion of such 21 years (whichever is earlier).
However, many feel that Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) offers best interest rate and anyhow the maturity amount is completely tax-free.
However, you must also know the facts that no interest will be payable once the Account completes 21 Yrs from the date of its opening.
Hence, if you keep Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) active even after 21 years from the date of its opening, then your account will not earn a single rupee of interest. Because of this, it is always best to close it immediately once the account completes 21 years.
# Premature Withdrawal Rules
You can withdraw 50% of the accumulated amount in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) can be withdrawn for girl’s higher education. The account’s balance at the end of the preceding financial year is used for the calculation.
Hence, for last FY the balance is Rs.10 lakh and your daughter is more than 18 years old, then you can withdraw Rs.5 lakh for her higher education.
However, such withdrawal will not be allowed unless the child attains the age of 18 years or has passed the tenth standard, whichever is earlier.
The amount of withdrawal is restricted to the ACTUAL demand of fee. Hence, you have to provide the proof regarding the fee details.
# Transfer of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account)
It is not mandatory for you to hold the account up to 21 years completion in the same Post Office or Bank. You can easily transfer your Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) anywhere in India. It may be from or to post offices and from or to Banks and between post office and Bank, at FREE of cost on furnishing of proof of shifting of residence of either the guardian or the Account holder and otherwise, on payment of a fees of one hundred rupees to the post office or the Bank to which the transfer is made.
Refer my earlier post in this regard “Transfer Sukanya Samriddhi Account from Post Office to Bank“.
Hope these unknown rules about Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account) made you to be cautious while operating or depositing. Let me know if you have any doubts.
Refer our earlier posts related Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Account):-
- Sukanya Samriddhi Account-An investment scheme for your girl child
- Difference of Sukanya Samriddhi Account Vs PPF (With Tax Benefits)
- Sukanya Samriddhi Account -When to invest to earn more returns?
- Transfer Sukanya Samriddhi Account from Post Office to Bank
i missed the premium for sukanya samridhi yojana last year i.e nil deposit, now in the current year is it possible to deposit premium for both CY and LY ?
Dear HEM,
You are not allowed to invest the maximum amount for last year. You have to invet minimal amount and pay the penalty of one year and then renew it. Once it is active, then for this financial year, you can contribute the maximum amount.
Nobody is giving authentic information about interest applicability in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna.Whether it is variable Qly or fixed?
Dear Santosh,
It is VARIABLE once in a quarter.
i want to open ssy for my daugter at age of 2nd.so i need to deposit amount up to her 16 years age is it correct or not i have dought.
Dear Priyanka,
Yes.
What if we fail to deposit Rs.1, 50,000 in the financial year can the amount be deposited in the next year kindly advise
Dear Lokesh,
Once you failt to deposit the maximum amount, that can’t be compensated in the next year. However, no contribution is made in the past year and account turned inactive, that can be made active with MINIMAL contribution but not with MAXIMUM contribution.
Hello sir we have ssy account and when i checked the statement i am not getting early interest of 7% i got only aroung 2% will the interest get calculated yesarly or at the time of payout
Dear Ghouse,
It is calculated on yearly. How you arrived at the conclusion of 2%?
What happens if I invested money on March 31 ?
Dear Sowjanya,
Let us say you invested on 31st March 2023, then it will be considered as a contribution for FY 2022-23. Interest will start to earn from 1st April 2023.
Dear sir
I opened SSY account for my daughter in 2015. She is an OCI card holder, however no one said anything to us at that time and we have been contributing to the account ever since. Now we got to know that OCI holders cannot have an account. What can I do now? If I close the account now, will I get the interest that was acted so far? Please advise.
Thank you
Alpana
Dear Alpana,
Better to close the account immediately and regarding the interest rate (as per the rules), you may not get the interest.
Hello Mr Basu
We opened our daughter SSY account in 2013-14 .Later we shifted out of India. We are still paying per month basis to her account. WILL IT BE APPLICABLE SAME PROCEDURE FOR OUR CASE?
What are your suggestions and guidelines for this ?
Thank you
Smita
Dear Smita,
If your child’s residential status is NRI, then you are no longer allowed to continue the SSY account.
Dear Sir ,
What happens if guardian get death?
Dear LB,
In the absence of a guardian, the immediate next guardian will have rights.
Hi, i want to open ssy account for my baby. I am having one query that if in 1st year i want to invest 70k and in 2nd year i want to invest 60k will they accept like this? Please clarify
Dear Shami,
Yes. The only condition is that it should be within the minimum and maximum limits.
I have little girl child aged 7months and we are planning to open SSY. However we have plans for moving to US on h1b. What do you suggest. What would be complications if I invest in this product
Dear Sampath,
If you are sure of moving out of India (with your daughter), then better to avoid this.
Hi sir
I have opened ssy 1st account at age 1 at bank and 2nd account at post office.
How can i close one?
Is it possible to close my 1st opened account?
Dear Siva,
Yes, you can.
I had open a ssy account in sept 3 rd in post office and another account in bank on 16 th sept by mistake,
But when I approach to close the account they told that before 5 years SSY account will not be closed by system. Now what to do
Dear Minakshi,
You give them in writing that accidentally you opened the second account and hence requesting for closure. Let them give reply in writing that they can’t do now. Keep this reply as proof. Continue contributing in your first account.
We have SSA ACCOUNT. BUT WE HAVE WRINGLY CTEDITED TO SOME OTHER SSA BY MISTAKE.. HOW TO REVERSE THAT AMOUNT. ANY PROCEDURE ISBTHERE . KINDLY GUIDE ME
Dear Priya,
Hard to get back. Take the help of the bank in this regard.
Hi ,
We are blessed with second baby girl and wanted to open SSA for second kid as well.
Can I deposit 1.5 on each kid SSA account?
Dear Balaji,
Congratulations!! It is a wonderful product. However, relying on this single product is not good. YOu have to invest some portion into equity also.
Hello Sir,
I have opened an SSY in the month of January 2022 & started investing from same month. I was not aware of the word financial year contribution. So, I need to know, whether these 3 months contribution will be considered in 2022 year or only 3 months of 2021 – 2022 year.
Regards,
Vishal V Sadalage
Dear Vishal,
Whatever you contributed up to 31st March 2022 is considered for FY 2021-22.
Hello sir,
I opened my ssy account with PNB in march 2021. And made 1st contribution on 26/03/21.
Then I made second contribution on 4/4/21.
And when i check on 4/4/22 the interest credited entry was on 22/03/22 with amount 0.
It means no interest credited.
What should be the next procedure.
Dear Bhargab,
Yes, because your March month contribution will earn interest from April.
Hi sir
In SSY I have to invest 1.5 lkh fully every year in starting financial year to get full interest as per government calculation given at the end of 21 years for child.. or have invest each and every month this much amount.. is interest calculated based the month i deposit in a year
Dear Pradeepa,
Don’t be in that rush of FULFILLING Rs.1.5 lakh on the first day of FY. Rather you can invest as per your comfort but within the minimum and maximum limits set for SSY.
Hi sir.
Actually I have opened ssy in August 2021. I invested 1lkh once and another 50k just before financial year end.. Is there any rules to deposit each and every month for getting full interest for my amount or one time deposit also earns same interest at year end.. before financial year one invest can done or have to pay every to get full interest as per government norms.
Dear Pradeepa,
There is no rule of investing regularly the same amount every year. However, your deposits in account must be within the maximum and minimum limits set for SSY.
Dear Sir
We have an account of SSY but now ,wew are lost the SSY book as per our records means take the photo at the time deposit 29/12/2018 we are deposited 51K but now we are take the complainant from PS apply for new passbook from POST office but now they are said only 35K available your account . This post offices Also offline sir please suggest what to do.
Dear Amit,
If you have a proof of deposit then you can produce the same and request for rectification.
Dear sir,
I have opened one account in ssy in bank & by govt also they gave same account as ssy in karnataka under post office know what have to do can I maintain both account plz guide
Dear Deepak,
You are not allowed to have two SSY accounts on the same child. Hence, close the second account immediately.
Hi sir,
Opened acct and deposited on Feb 2020.
Again deposited on April 2021 with penalty rs 50.
Can i deposit again before March 2022 as the second installment is for Feb 2021?
Dear Amulya,
You can deposit as much and as many times you wish (subject to the minimum and maximum amount) within each Financial Year.
Respected sir,
I had opened ssy account for my daughter last year. We are planning to get PR in another country with daughter. Is her ssy account is eligible after getting PR in another country?
Should we continue her ssy account?
Dear Samiksha,
Once she turns NRI, then you can’t continue the SSY account.
Good day Sir,
Can I make multiple deposits- total within limits in any financial year?
How interest will be calculated for multiple deposits? On daily closing balance?
Dear Govind,
Yes, you can do so and interest will be calculated based on the balance as on 10th of every month.
HI!
As a mother if i m opening ssa acount for kid..after my death can my husband continue the premuims of same account ??
Dear Shivani,
Yes.
Dear Sir
I have missed deposit 1.5 lakh a year but deposited minimum required. Can I deposit the balance this year ( 1.5 lakh of this year + balance of last year)
Dear Kumar,
Sadly you can’t do so.
In PPF, the first year of PPF starts from the start of the first financial year after opening the PPF account.
i.e. if i opened the PPF account on 10th April 2020, the first year starts only from 1st April 2021, hence the end of 15 year block will be on 31st Mar 2036.
1. Is it the same in SSY ? OR in SSY the first year starts from the date of opening the account ?
2. Like PPF, can i continue to deposit funds in the SSY account even after 15 years are complete ? Will these new deposits (if allowed) earn interest ?
Dear Saurabh,
It will mature after the 21 years completion from the date of account opening but not like PPF (on 1st April).
Thanks.
Kindly also respond to my 2nd question:
Like PPF, can i continue to deposit funds in the SSY account even after 15 years are complete ? Will these new deposits (if allowed) earn interest ?
Dear Saurabh,
NO. But you will earn the interest.
Hi,
Can I deposit different amount value each year, like
1st year 1 lakh
2nd year 50k
3rd year 75k
4th year 250 rupees
Dear Raj,
Yes, but the amount should be within the minimum and maximum limits.
I was told that I can make payment for Sukanya samriddhi yojana once in a year..my other friends were paying on a monthly basis…how can I can do tha same?
Dear Pooja,
You can choose as per your comfortable (yearly once, monthly or whenever you feel so).
I am grand father of one girl, Navasi( Beti ki beti), of 7 years old. Can I open an account under SSA
Dear Dasha,
I don’t think so.
Can I open SSA in name of my niece, as her parents are staying abroad ? Do I have to submit any document showing relationship?
Dear Susy,
Sadly NO.
Sir I had 2 sukanya accounts for my daughters in 2016 i gave money to bank worker but he haven’t contributed any amount when i went to ask they said it is dormant.now can i open account in anywhere please clarify me
Dear Ballu,
You are not allowed to one more account.
Hello Sir,
Please let me clarify that can i opened an account for my daughter who is now 10 Years and 6 months old.
Dear Puneet,
Yes.
Hello sir
I have two daughters and I already opened two SSA in a bank, can I deposit 150000 in both accounts
Pls clarify
Dear Rajesh,
Yes.
I opened an SSA acct through a Post Office in 2015 when my daughter was 10 years and 10 months old. Now I understand that it has to be opened before the girl child attaining an age of 10 years. Whether the rules have changed or there is en error on part of Post Office…. what is its impact on that acct ?
Dear Harish,
Initially, Govt gave a certain grace period. Hence, you are able to open. So no issues in that aspect.
Hi sir, I want to open SSA fir my daughter, she is 5yrs now. Can I open the account and pay past 4yrs premium all at a time to cover 4yrs as per her age so I can withdraw when she is 21? Another question is can i deposit advance premium in SSA?
Dear Vidyavati,
You can open the account now. However, you can’t deposit the earlier amount. Yes, you can withdraw it when your daughter turns 21 years. You are not allowed to invest in advance.
Sir,
I have a Sukanya Samriddhi account on the name of my daughter in Bank of India.
On the getting account statement in this year I show their was no Interest booking credited for 2019-2020 which is showing every year in account statement.
From bank I don’t get any update regarding same.
What I can do for this
Dear Ganesh,
Better to wait for few more days.
If a father dies in between. Then his legal heirs can withdraw all moneys accrued under account immediately?
Dear Dheeraj,
NO.
Sir i have opened my daughter’s SSA in 2016 when she was to complete 10 years.How many years i have to contribute and when will the scheme attain maturity
Dear Monika,
You have to contribute for another 15 years. It will mature once she attains the age of 21 years or gets married (whichever is earlier).
I have opened SSA account for my elder daughter 4 years ago and paying 1.5 lakhs every year. Can I open another account on my younger daughter name?, if yes, what’s the max amount I can invest on both the accounts?
Am I eligible to pay more than 1.5 lakhs in a financial year?
Dear Biijam,
Yes, you can open the two accounts and in both the accounts you can invest to the maximum of Rs.3 lakh (together).
Hi, we had deposited 1 lakh/year from past 6 years in ssa of my daughter. For this financial year can deposited 50k. And is it compulsory to deposit the same amount every year.
Dear Deepika,
It is not compulsory to deposit the same amount. It should be anywhere between minimum to maximum.
Hi Bhavesh,
I have open a ssa for my daughter on 2015 but she was OCI holder and bank manager mentioned me that I can open the account but now when I rechecked the doscument it was mentioned OCI holder cannot open the account even if parents are India.Now what I can donfor that.
Dear Sujit,
You can close it by mentioning the status.
Dear Sir – I opened SSY in 2015 and made some payments in 2015 and 2016. But from last 4 years, we haven’t made any payment. Now we wanted to deposit 1.5 Lacs X 4 years to get the maximum benefit and cover for the lost 4 years. Will we get the interest on all this amount or we can only avail interests on 1.5 lac of current fiscal year?
Dear Gautam,
You are not allowed to deposit Rs.1.5 lakh per year for any such inactive period. You have to contribute the MINIMUM amount along with penalty.
my wife opened a SSA account of my daughter & she signature
Guardian column.
Therefore can i submit tax rebate in SSA accounts.
Dear Jayakumar,
Yes if you are investing in that.
Hello Sir,
Can you please let me know which date’s balance is considered for calculating monthly interest in SSY account. Some sites say it’s the 5th of the month while others say its the 10th of the month.
Dear Subhra,
It is 10th. 5th is for PPF.
In case of parent or gurdian death what hapen to ssy scheme
Dear Ashok,
I think the legal heir has to take care of it.
Hi,
I already have one ppf account in which I am making 1.5 lakh investment annually for my retirement. I came to know that, if I open a ppf account in the name of my daughter then the cap is 1.5 lakh together for my ppf and her ppf account combined. So I cannot invest 1.5 lakh each in my ppf and my daughter’s ppf.
Is it same with ssy? That is if I open ssy account for my daughter then, can I continue to invest 1.5 lakh in my ppf and 1.5 lakh in her ssy annually or is the cap is 1.5 lakh for both my ppf and her ssy accounts combined as in ppf? Please answer. Thanks in advance
Dear Rao,
Both PPF and SSY are different products. Hence, the rule of having a PPF account in your name and one as a guardian is not applicable here. Hence, go ahead and open SSY and you can deposit Rs.3 lakh a year including both accounts.
Can we pay say premium multiple times in a month?
Dear Vasanth,
Yes.
Hi Sir,
What happens if Bank fails ? What happened to Sukanya account ? How can we claim account ?
Dear Pankaj,
It is not the product by Bank but of the Government. Banks act like facilitators. Hence, you no need to worry about safety.
Hello sir, we had opened an sukanya yogana account in the year 2018.but as my husband went abroad immediately there after we didn’t deposit in the account for two years.. Just need to know whether we have to personally go in the bank and pay the penalty or after depositing amount it gets automatically deducted from the account. We r ready for the penalty and continue the account. Thank you in advance.
Dear Regina,
It depends on the bank where you have SSY. Hence, better you interact with customer support team of the bank.
Dear sir,
I am paying SSA sice 2017. I would like to stop it now. Can I get back the money which I was paid from last three years.
I had opened the account 03 years back and since then I am depositing some amounts not at regular intervals…sometimes after a gap of 5 months or 6 months ..it is not regular actually. But in a financial year some deposits is made it is in my knowledge. Is this practice earning interest or not
Dear Vishal,
Yes, obviously.
Hi
I have taken this scheme 3years back where as the interest rate was closed to 11%. It is been gradually govt reducing the rate and now it is 7% plus. So, i believe in coming years it is going to be more less. Should we have to continue with this scheme?
Regards,
Srikanth
Dear Srikanth,
Treat this product as your debt part of kid educational or marriage goal. Above that even if the interest is down, who is currently giving your 7% tax-free returns?
sir I have not able to paid any money for Sukanya samruddi yojana account for the year 2019 2020. Can I possible continue
sukanya samruddi yojana account? Or possible continue that account
Dear Tavern,
Yes, you can pay the penalty for last year and invest the minimum amount and activate the account.
Hi sir,
This year (April 2020) I have not yet received interest amount in my daughter SSYA account. What could be the possible reasons? And previous year (2019) interest was credited exactly on 1st April.
I have made proper investment (1000+ each month) every month from April 2019 till March 2020.
Could you please let me know whom to contact? I have SSYA account in hdfc bank.
Dear Raghu,
Due to lockdown, there may be a certain delay. Wait for a few days.
Thanks Sir, Even I am thinking it’s because of lockdown. Reason for posting it was because few my colleague has received interest amount in SSY account. Even they that it in HDFC bank. So though of asking whom should we contact for such issues.
Dear Sir,
As we all aware the current financial year has been extended upto June 2020, So if I open SSA now, Will I have time only till June to deposit 1.5 Lakh ?
Dear David,
FY not extended. But investment up to June 30th are eligible to claim for deductions for the last FY. You can open SSY now also and can deposit.
Dear Sir
I have opened the account on 22nd April 2019, I was under the impression that one year completes on 22nd Apr 2020.
Even the SBI bank official confirmed the same while opening the account.
Nevertheless, I have couple of questions:
1). How do I make payment for the last year?
2). Can we make deposits of different amounts every year?
Please guide.
Regards
Swarup
Dear Swarup,
For the last FY you are unable to invest now. Yes, you can deposit different amounts for different years. Keep one thing in mind that irrespective of the date of your opening of the account, the deposit restrictions and maturity is always based on Financial Years.
Dear Sir
Thanks for your prompt reply and for putting up such a nice blog about the scheme. Your article really helps.
I will avoid the mistake next time.
Regards
Swarup
I have started account on 29 th December .When 1 year deposit period end ?.on 31 St March 2020 or 29 Dec 2020?
Dear Don,
One year period ends on 31st March 2020.
Who is the legal authority of the corpus, Parent or the child? or Who will be legally withdraw the corpus?
Dear Dhanish,
Parents.
I m a army person, may I open a ssy account for my daughter? And wht hpn with my SSY ACT, if I will die after 4-5 yrs of this.
Dear Ravindra,
Yes, you can. If the death of guardian happens, then another guardian can continue or can be closed also.
Hello Sir,
What happens to the SSY account when there is a change in residency status of the account holder (Both Parent and Child become citizens of another country). Should we immediately notify the bank ? Is premature closure permitted for NRIs just like you have mentioned i the 2019 PPF rule changes? At what stage it stops earning interest.
Thank you
Dear Ganesh,
There is no clarity on NRI front for PPF account itself as of now. Many are interpreting it as per their wish.
Hello Sir,
Does the banks generally give the option to make a FD or PPF in name of the girl child with lockin period of same as SSA of they become citizens of another country or move abroad?
Thank you!
Dear Vani,
It is the way to create the business from the SSY for the banks. But it is not mandatory to do.
For my Sukanya account ,Pnb bank entered one letter of my PAN Card wrongly.How it is possible to edit
Dear Fayona,
It is their mistake, let them correct it.
Dear sir
Mene 2 yaer pahle apni beti ke nam per sukanya yojna account open kiya tha jisme mene 10000 rs deposit kiy the ab meri financial condition kharab hai isliy me account closed karna chahta hu so please help me
Dear Nitesh,
Sadly you can’t
Hi,
What is the limit of investment for 2 daughter. Is it capped at 1.5L together, or I can invest 1.5 L for each daughter.
Thanks.
Dear Kalai,
It is Rs.1.5 lakh in each account.
Thanks for providing information on SSY. I opened SSY account when my daughter was 10 yrs, how long can I continue with deposit to get interest….till 15 yrs from opening the account or till my daughter completes 15 yrs. I inquired at multiple banks but no one has complete knowledge. Please help with exact deposit tenure and also government website link that contain this information which I can present to bank officials.
Dear Sachin,
Maturity is at your daughter’s 21 years of age. However, you are allowed to deposit up to 14 years (normally). But in your case your daughter is 10 years already, you can deposit up to her 21 years of age. Hence, it is whichever is earlier. Means either 14 years completion or 21 years completion. In your case it is 21 years of girl child is early. Hence, you can deposit up to her 21 years of age.
If account holder and guardian both are died then the amount given to legalheir or not
Dear Ji,
Yes, for legal heirs.
After 15 years of deposite, Who will be legal owner of that amount?
Depositor (father/mother) or daughter (jiske naam par account h)???
Dear Anonymous,
For parents, SSY not acts like GUARDIAN. Hence, the ownership will remain with parents (irrespective of kid’s age).
Dear Sir,
I have paid 13 monthly instalment to ssy and now I wish to discontinue.
Please advice how I withdraw money earliest?
Dear Prem,
Refer below lines:-
Yes, it is allowed in case of death of account holder i.e. girl child. The balance along with interest earned will be payable to guardian. Apart from this if, you are really facing financial difficulties and Government satisfy with such hardship, then it may allow premature closure. Examples of such extreme difficulties are like medical support in life-threatening diseases, death, etc.
What is frequency of credit of interest.I opened account in Feb 2019 deposited multiple times.But interest has been credited only for my first deposit which I made in Feb.Is the interest credited quarterly or yearly basis?
Dear Sharad,
It is on yearly basis.
I have opened SSY account for my daughter on 15th Sep 2018. Now when is the next year term starts. Is it from Financial year(Apr 2019) or exact one year after the account opening date?
Dear Naveen,
It is always a Financial Year.
Thank you for your quick reply. You mean everybody have to pay before Apr 10 of every year if we are paying yearly once to get full year interest?
Dear Naveen,
Yes.
How is the interest calculation done? I know you have mentioned yearly but then what is logic of investing before 10th of April for a financial year. What if i do 2 deposits of Rs.50000 in a year. Will the interest calculation differ then?
Dear Saurabh,
Assume that you invested before 10th May 2020, then your money will earn the interest for 11 months. If you invested after 10th May 2020, then your will earn 10 months’ interest.
I want close my daughter ssy account.will I get back my deposited amount? And what is the procedure?
Dear Manju,
Premature closure is allowed only if the death of the child or if you are not competent enough to invest in the future.
Sir,
(1) Can I contribute some funds to the SSY A/C of my
niece, as a gift within the limit of Rs.150,000/- and,
(2) Is it legal/permissible to deposit funds at different
rates for different months within a financial year and,
at different rates for different financial years ?
With kind regards,
Vijay.
Dear Vijay,
1) You can do so.
2) Yes, it is permissible.
How much we can deposit in a single day
Dear Vikas,
The limit if for an FY but not a single day.
Your Post was very nice Basu. I would have landed up in investing more than 150000 rs in Sukanya account. Your post helped me not to do this error. Thanks for your help. God bless you.
Dear Pranjali,
Great to know 🙂
Sir,
I have 3 daughters. I opened 2 Accounts in my Ist and 2nd daughter’s name in SBI (Total of Rs. 2L each accounts in last 3 years). After that my wife opened another account in the Post office in the name of my 3rd daughter (Rs. 1.35L in last 2 years). Is it permissible to open 3 accounts in the name of husband and wife. If not what is the option for the already operating 3rd account.
Dear Ben,
Sadly NO. Hence, better to approach the bank and try to close the third account.
Dear sir,
Thanks for your reply. If I the bank objects for closing the account, Will it be able to withdraw the funds in the future ?, ie after the maturity.
Dear Ben,
They have to close. If they say NO, then let them give in writing on this aspect.
It’s it compulsory to deposit same amount every month 0r year?
Dear Dipti,
There are no such restrictions.
Sir,
This is Satish from Bangalore. My friend and his wife have inadvertently opened separate SSA account for their only girl child. How to close one account & continue the other.
Dear Satish,
Let them retain one account of their choice and apply for closure of another.
Sir ssy 1 year paied amount and stop the account money will return or not
Dear Manju,
Please refer the above post once again.
dear sir, please suggest, my ssy account related to gujrat, now am in lucknow up. could i deposit this yr premium from any post office at lucknow..?
without tfr the acct.
Dear Ajay,
As per me, YES.
I amsr citizen aged 70 yrs.
would like to have ur guidance to choose the best options for investment.
Majority of my investment is with bank FDs
Dear Gopalakrishnan,
Best option depends on many criteria. Hence, it is hard for me to say BLINDLY.
Hi Basu
These schemes are not at all attractive. As they have long waiting period. In your opinion which are the best investment instruments for non-senior citizens?
For senior citizens I always prefer scss is all time favt. But for non seniors could not find good interest returning instruments for short periods say 1 to 5years. Nsc is bit better but lacks liquidity.
Dear Surya,
If your goal is matching the maturity period, then use such products as debt part of your portfolio.
Hi Basu,
I had opened SSY account 4 years back with 1k as opening deposit. But unfortunately, I could not deposit any money after that. Now, I would like to start depositing in this scheme for my daughter who is 11 yrs now. Please suggest if it make sense if i start now and what could be the returns on maturity if i starts now.
Dear Sandy,
Treat SSY as debt part of your investment. Returns depend on how the Government declares on a quarterly basis.
Hello Basavaraj,
My case is also same as mentioned by Sandy.
I opened SSY account in june 2015 with 1k opening deposit in BOI. But couldn’t deposit any amount after that. Now I want to deposit the money regularly into the account.
Bank is saying that your account is not yet deactivated and you can deposit the money. They are saying that in BOI, there is no process of reactivating the account.
But I want the confirmation from the bank that I have reactivated the account and my account should not be considered as defaulter account henceforth. What should I do ? Is there some process ?
(My main concern/worry is, if the account is not reactivated, and if I go on depositing the money for next say 10 yrs, at the time of maturity/withdrawal, the bank/govt should not say that your account was defaulter so you will get only the saving account’s interest and not the SSY interest)
Dear Sandip,
Issue is with Bank. If they don’t have a system, then let them modify to make sure that the rules can be followed properly. Let them show the proof that your account is still ACTIVE even after so many years of no contribution.
Hello Basavaraj,
Exactly.. Or else I am thinking, if the bank doesn’t respond then its better to transfer the account to some nearby Post office. I think the process of Post office is better than the banks in case of SSY accounts.. What’s your opinion abt this ?
Dear Sandip,
Both are horrible.
Sir, I have one doubt that my wife opened a SSA account of my daughter & she signature
Guardian column.
Therefore can i submit tax rebate in SSA accounts.
Please give me reply.
Dear Ram,
If the source of investment is from your income, then yes you can submit the tax rebate.
Max limit is 3 lakh or 1.5 lakh for two daughter. I know max 1.5 lakh can be deposited in one account
Dear Guest,
If there are two kids, then the maximum limit is Rs.3 lakh.
I am maxing out PPF already every year. Do you recommend having SSY account of my daughter and putting another 1.5L since the return is Tax-Free and higher than FD?
Can my HUF invest in my daughter’s SSY and claim exemption under 80c?
Dear Ashit,
Whether it is PPF or SSY, treat these products as debt part of your investable amount. Relying on such products 100% for your long-term goals is not worthy.
In SSA Account
If 2 Daughter than Can Deposit 1.5 Lakh in both Account Separately or Total 1.5 Lakh in Both Account. Same Tax Benifit in both accounts or Single??
Dear Sumit,
As Government has not specified anything in this regard, I assume you can deposit Rs.3,00,000 the maximum.
Dear Sir,
U have mentioned that interest will not be earned after completing 21 years if the account is still active. So, the previous years interest will be credited or not to the final amount?
Dear Gurukanth,
Whatever the interest you accumulated as of 21st-year completion that you will get it without a doubt.
Dear Sir,
Please answer of my question. I am waiting for your reply.
Regards,
Arindam Pahari
Dear Arindam,
You can deposit Rs.1,50,000 in PPF and SSA. Therefore, in total you can invest up to Rs.3 lakh per year in these two accounts. However, you can claim the tax benefits of up to Rs.1,50,000 under Sec.80C.
Sir, I am deposit ssy 1000 p/m. But last 4 month I am not deposit. What is the amount after penalty?
Dear Mukesh,
There is no such mandatory rule to invest monthly. Once in a year, you can invest within the minimum and maximum amount of SSY.
Are there any other such schemes to invest in for younger ones for pursuing higher education.
Dear Virendra,
Never run behind schemes which claim to be meant for CHILD.
Dear Sir,
I have a confusion about SSA and PPF. I have a PPF account which I opened on 2012. Now I have opened a SSA account for my daughter last year. Now my question that can I deposit Rs. 1,50,000 individually in each account to get deduction under 80C on both account separately or only allowed jointly Rs. 1,50,000 for both account as a whole.
Regards,
Arindam Pahari
My question is regarding transfer of Sukanya Samriddhi account from a post office to ICICI bank as it is easier to transfer money online to a bank. Will this reason be sufficient to transfer account?
Do I need to go to Post office or bank for transfer?
Can you elaborate the procedure for transfer?
Dear Varun,
Refer my post “Transfer Sukanya Samriddhi Account from Post Office to Bank“.
Hi Basu,
Goal 1 : Retirement
I am planning to have this plan to my debt component for my retirement which is 25 years from now. I am using EPF+VPF as my debt component & Equity funds (1 Large , 1 Mid, 1 Small) for this. However I am unable to increase my VPF more than 12% of Basic +DA due to some restrictions. But I need to invest more in debt component to rebalance my debt: equity( 60:40).In that case,
1. Is it wise to have Sukanya Samruddhi as my retirement debt component?
Goal 2 : Daughter’s Education
10 years from now. my idea is to invest in Aggressive Hybrid Fund and understanding is my portfolio will be re balanced with Debt & equity with the help of a fund manager time to time.
Queries:
1. Is it okay to invest only one Aggressive Hybrid Fund? or shall I have more than one for diversification?
2. or would you suggest to have a separate equity and debt again for this like my goal1?
Dear Hari,
This product is meant for girl child but not for the retirement corpus. In case you need further debt, then use debt mutual funds.
1) Invest and diversify in debt and equity based on time horizon of the goal.
2) It is best to separate debt and equity for clarity.
Thanks Basu for your response, I will go with separate debt & equity allocation for this as well. Can I use the same Equity funds for this goal as well or separate Large & Midcap fund will do the trick? obviously I need to use debt funds(ultra short term) for this goal as I am unable to increase my EPF+VPF which are tagged to my retirement goal.
Dear Hari,
If your existing funds are doing well, then why to go for new funds?
okay got it. Thank you! I will increase the investment for this goal in the same funds then
if any installment skip for 1 or 2 month than what it effect on account?
Dear Sunil,
No such effect. But yearly minimum investment is mandatory to make sure that the account is active.
As intrest calculated at yearly basis, so I should submit the amount in ssy account at start of financial year or I should submit the amount at end of the year. I mean what is beneficial for me to invest early or late.
Dear Sanni,
Beneficial is if you invest the whole amount at the initial of the FY.