Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (PO-MIS) is a good scheme to generate fixed income every month by depositing a fixed amount. We have designed a simple excel based Post Office MIS calculator where you can input the investment amount, interest rate and it will calculate monthly income and maturity value.
Calculating Post Office MIS monthly interest payout is pretty simple using the formula below:
Monthly Interest in POMIS = Amount Invested * Annual interest Rate/12
Using this formula, if you invest Rs 1 Lakh at 7.7% interest, the monthly interest payout is Rs 642 (1,00,000 * 7.7%/12)
As you can see in the picture above, the POMIS calculator is quite simple and easy to use. You just need to input the amount invested and the interest rate. The calculator will calculate the monthly interest income and the maturity value. Just to mention the maturity value is same as amount invested.
As of June 2021, Post Office MIS or POMIS offers interest rate of 6.6% (April to June 2021 quarter). This interest is paid every month to the linked saving account. There is NO additional interest paid for Senior citizens. The interest rate is reset by Government of India at start of every quarter on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. The good news is this interest rate is generally higher than most banks offer. As the Government subsidises the interest rate the limit of investment in POMIS is Rs 4.5 Lakhs for single account holder and Rs 9 lakh for Joint account.
Following are the rules and features related to Post Office MIS Plan
The tenure for Post Office MIS is 5 years and can be extended to another 5 years on maturity.
On maturity, the principal amount is returned back to the investor.
From April 1, 2016 the interest rate on Post Office MIS is reset every quarter i.e. in April, July, October and January. For FY 2020-21 (July to September 2020) the interest rate is 6.60%.
Interests are paid monthly under this scheme. There is no additional interest for senior citizens.
You must also have or open Post Office Savings account where the monthly interest payment would be credited.
Premature closure of POMIS is allowed after completion of 1 year. If the account is closed between 1 to 3 years, 2% of the deposited amount is deducted as penalty. The penalty is 1% if the POMIS is closed after 3 years.
Small saving scheme sponsored by Government of India like Sukanya Samriddhi Account, PPF, Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme are quite popular and rightly so because of the safety, higher interest rate offered among other things. We have built calculator for each of them where you can check the maturity amount, loan eligibility, partial withdrawal and more. Click on the links to get the relevant calculator
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Calculator
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Post office MIS Account is an excellent low risk investment option for regular income. Following people are eligible for opening POMIS account:
Post office MIS – POMIS is a very good investment product and offer following benefits:
There is NO additional interest rate offered to senior citizens in POMIS. However this is a good product for senior citizens for regular retirement income. They can easily invest up to Rs 9 Lakhs (joint account between husband and wife) and get Rs 4,950 every month (assuming 6.6% interest rate) directly in savings account without any hassles. The other good thing is the interest rate for Post Office MIS is still higher than most bank offers to senior citizens.
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Opening POMIS Account is not a difficult thing. You need a set of KYC documents, filled up application form and go and deposit to Post Office. As of now it does require physical visit to the post office while opening the account. Here are the steps to Open the POMIS account:
Following are the list of documents required for opening POMIS Account
You should have both original and a copy of the documents you submit. You need to self-attest the photocopies and show the original for verification.
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There is NO TDS on the Post Office MIS. However, the interest received is fully taxable at applicable marginal income tax rates. Effective April 1, 2018 Interest income up to Rs 50,000 is exempted from tax for Senior citizens u/s 80TTB [Budget 2018]
Along with Post Office MIS Plan, you can invest in multiple financial products in Post Office. Following is the list:
This is a great question – anywhere you invest, you must ask if your money is safe. Your money is 100% safe in all the post office schemes. As all these investments are backed by Government of India so there is absolutely no chance of any default on principal repayment of timely interest payment. This is one of the reason why most post-office schemes makes sense to invest especially for low-risk taking person.
Just input your investment amount and interest rate. The calculator would give you the monthly payout you would receive and the maturity amount which is same as invested amount.
Any resident Indian can open Post Office MIS account.
The minimum investment amount is Rs 1,500. The maximum limit is Rs 4.5 Lakhs for individual accounts and Rs 9 Lakh if held jointly.
The maturity period of POMIS is 5 years and it can be extended for another 5 years. On maturity the invested amount is returned to the investor.
Post Office MIS does NOT have any tax benefit.
The interest on Post Office MIS is reset every quarter. For the July to September 2020 quarter it is 6.6%.
No you cannot borrow against Post Office MIS.
NRIs cannot invest in Post Office MIS.
Premature closure of POMIS is allowed after completion of 1 year. If the account is closed between 1 to 3 years, 2% of the deposited amount is deducted as penalty. The penalty is 1% if the POMIS is closed after 3 years.
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Is there any exemption U/s 80 C on ist deposit amount
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Why you have not update MIS ( Monthly income account ) calculator
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