{"id":6423,"date":"2019-12-23T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T02:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/?p=6423"},"modified":"2019-12-23T10:46:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T05:16:11","slug":"senior-citizens-savings-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/senior-citizens-savings-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme: Excellent Investment for Tax Saving & Regular Income"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme (SCSS)<\/strong> <\/span>is one of the best fixed deposit schemes for Retired Senior Citizens as its safe (backed by Government of India), has assured quarterly payments, gives tax benefit and easy to handle. This post provides details of rules and regulations for SCSS.<\/p>\n

Who can open SCSS?<\/h2>\n

As the name states, anyone with age of 60 years or more<\/strong> can open Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme account.<\/p>\n

This minimum age is relaxed to 55 years for people opting for voluntary retirement (VRS)<\/strong>. However person opting for VRS should open the account within one month of receiving the retirement benefits.<\/em> Also the amount deposited cannot exceed the retirement benefits.<\/p>\n

Retired personnel of Defense Services<\/strong> are eligible to subscribe irrespective of the above age limits<\/p>\n

Non-Resident Indians (NRI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) are not eligible to open SCSS account.<\/p>\n

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Also Read: <\/strong>Best Interest Rate on Fixed Deposits for Senior Citizens<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How to Open SCSS Account?<\/h2>\n

You will need to approach any of the authorized bank or post office branch with following documents:<\/p>\n