National Savings Certificate : Issued at the post offices, National Savings Certificate has the following features:
- It comes in denominations of 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000.
- It has a term of 6 years. Over this period Rs. 100 becomes Rs. 160.1. Hence the compound rate of return works out to 8.16 percent.
- The investment in NSC can be deducted before computing the taxable income under Section 80 C.
- It can be pledged as collateral for raising loans.
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