NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th February, 2024

G.S.R. 109(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A of the Government Savings Promotion Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, 2019, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Scheme may be called the Sukanya Samriddhi Account (Amendment) Scheme, 2024.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 2024.

2. In the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, 2019, in paragraph 5,-

(a) in sub-paragraph (1B), for the words, figures and letters, “on or after the 1st day of April, 2023”, the
following words, figures, letters and brackets “between 1st day of April, 2023 to 31st day of December, 2023 (both days inclusive)” shall be substituted;

(b) after sub-paragraph (1B), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-

“(1C) The deposits made in the account on or after the 1st day of January, 2024 and the balances at the credit of the account shall earn interest at the rate of 8.2 per cent. per annum.”.

[F. No. 1/04/2016-NS]
ASHISH VACHHANI, Addl. Secy.

Explanatory Memorandum.- By giving retrospective effect to the Sukanya Samriddhi Account (Amendment) Scheme, 2024, no one shall be adversely affected as a result of retrospective effect being given to this amendment.

Note : The principal Scheme was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 922(E), dated the 12th December, 2019 and subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 288(E), dated the 5th May, 2020 and G.S.R. 329 (E), dated the 27th April, 2023.