Senior citizens scheme sees investment of over Rs 10,000 crore in April

The interest rate for SCSS was increased to 8.2% from 8%, and that of the monthly income scheme was increased to 7.4% from 7.1%

The government’s decision to expand the upper limit of the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) and hike the interest rate appears to have worked, with the scheme having garnered upwards of Rs 10,000 crore in April, the first month of financial year 2023-24 (FY24), Business Standard has learnt. This is more than three times the amount the scheme received in previous years.

“We are seeing a bonanza and have got a very good report in the first month of the expanded senior citizen scheme. It was in excess of Rs 10,000 crore. Normally in the past, for the first month,