Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS)
Life Insurance
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opening of the account. Also people with 55 years of age who have retired by VRS can open
SCSS after 3 months of retirement
- Minimum Investment: Rs 1,000 while Maximum Investment: Rs 15 Lakhs
- The joint account can be opened only with your spouse.. There is no age limit applicable for
the joint account holder.
- The interest is paid out quarterly. The interest is 8.6% w.e.f April 1, 2016
- No partial withdrawal is permitted before 5 years. The account may be extended for a further
period of 3 Years
As the name suggests, SCSS is for senior citizens who are 60 years or above on the date of
Helpfull Tips
How much
Insurance?
The Good
The interest is paid quarterly to the saving
account, hence can serve as regular income
for retired
Redemption on maturity comes directly to
your bank account or through post dated
cheques
The SCSS carries a sovereign guarantee for
principal and interest payments. So it¡¦s the
safest investment
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The Bad
• The interest earned is taxable
• You need to go to post office to invest and
redeem. There is no online investment/
redemption facility
• Trust and HUF cannot invest
Helpfull Tips
- You can open SCSS with Post offices, 24 nationalized bank or ICICI bank
- SCSS account can be closed after 1 Year (with penalty) but in case you have availed Sec 80C
benefit, it would be reversed
- If your income is not taxable, you can provide form 15H or 15G so that banks don't cut TDS
Any retired Defense Services personnel is eligible for SCSS irrespective of his age
- Online Term Plans are cheaper than products sold by agents. So if you are comfortable
with online purchasing go for it
- Never hide anything from insurance companies. A wrongly stated fact might deny
insurance to your dependents when they need it mos
- PPF along with Term Plans are better products than Endowment Plans. Similarly Mutual
Funds with Term plans turn out better option than ULIPs
- The maturity proceeds of life insurance is tax free u/s 10(10)D, subject to certain conditions
- The only product you should consider from Life Insurance companies is ¡V Term Plan
The sum assured on death should be at least 10 times the annual premium
- This limit is altered only in special cases of disability (the premium should be 15% or
less of sum assured)
- Buy insurance only if you have dependents.! Do not buy insurance to save tax!
There are plenty of better ways to save taxes
Your life insurance should be adequate to replace your income
This roughly turns out to be 7 to 10 times your present annual income
This might vary widely based on your assets, liabilities and situation
SEC 80C
SEC 80C
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