Since, Sukanya Samriddhi scheme is a newly launched scheme, the government does not want few people to miss availing it due to reasons pertaining to age. Hence, any girl child who has attained the age of 10 years, exactly 1 year prior to the launch of scheme is also eligible to avail the scheme. So, any girl child born between 2nd December 2003 and 1st December 2004 is eligible to avail the Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme.

There is a limit of Rs.1,50,000 which is exempt from taxation. Any amount above this will not fetch any income tax relief under section 80C of the Income Tax Act.

Any legal guardian or parent of a girl child can open Sukanya Samriddhi Account on behalf of their girl child.

As of now, there is no official communication regarding this issue and such NRIs are, for the time being, not covered under the Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme.

In case of death of girl child, Sukanya Samriddhi Account is discontinued and closed and the proceeds are transferred to the guardian or parent of the girl child.

In case of death of legal guardian or parent of girl child, the scheme is either closed and the proceeds are given to the family or girl child. Or, the scheme is continued with the deposited amount until the maturity period and the deposited amount continues to earn interest till the girl child attains the age of 21 years.

No. Currently, the feature of converting deposit account to Sukanya Samriddhi Account is not available. Sukanya Samriddhi is a special scheme aimed at uplifting the financial status of girls in the country and as such conversion of account is not allowed

No. Only a partial withdrawal of up to 50% is allowed and that also when the girl child has attained at least the age of 18 years. This amount can be withdrawn only for higher education or wedding expense of the girl child.

Yes. Sukanya Samriddhi is a central government scheme and as such is present in each and every state of the country.

Yes. This scheme can be transferred from post office to bank or from one authorized bank to another. This is because there may be times when girl child may require to move due to study or other such situations.

Sukanya Samriddhi looks like a recurring deposit scheme in the way it is structured but customers need to understand that unlike recurring deposits, this scheme is aimed specifically at offering financial strength to girl child in the country. Also, the rate of interest offered on this scheme is higher than that being offered by any bank on recurring deposit schemes.

Only one Sukanya Samriddhi Account per girl child is allowed. So if you have two daughters, you can avail two separate account in both of their names and if you have one daughter then only one account can be availed.

Sukanya Samriddhi account can be opened at any of your nearest post offices or at any branch of the authorized banks. These banks include almost all top and most popular public sector and private sector banks like State Bank of India, ICICI, HDFC, Punjab National Bank etc.

In 2014-15, the Interest rate was 9.1% per annum. In 2015-16, The Interest rate increased to 9.2% per annum. In 2016-17 the Interest Rate got reduced to 8.6%. As of March'2023, the interest rate is 7.6%.

Yes. A few major private sector banks like ICICI, HDFC etc. are authorized by the Finance Ministry to furnish and maintain Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme to customers.

No. Only one of the parents or guardians can claim tax rebate as per section 80C for the amount deposited under Sukanya Samriddhi.

Yes. Sukanya Samriddhi is a scheme aimed at mainly at girl child while PPF or Personal Provident Fund is there to help people save for retirement or longer tenures. Both can be availed simultaneously since both have different financial objectives.