Mahila Samman Savings Scheme will be available in all branches of this government bank, getting 7.5% interest

Various schemes are being run by the central government to empower women in the country. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a new scheme for women in the budget 2023. The name of this scheme is Mahila Samman Certificate. When this scheme was started, the benefit of this scheme could be availed only from the post office. Gradually this scheme was expanded. Now this scheme can be opened in many government banks as well as in private banks.
If you are also going to invest in this scheme, then now you can open your account in Punjab National Bank (PNB) as well. PNB has launched Mahila Samman Certificate 2023 for customers. Now you can also open an account for Mahila Samman Yojana in this bank. The objective of this scheme is to empower more and more women and girls.
According to the notification of the Ministry of Finance, the benefit of this scheme can be opened in many public sector banks as well as in private banks. You can open your account in ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and IDBI Bank. You can avail of many schemes like PPF and SSY in these banks.
You can invest as little as Rs 1,000 in this scheme, but you can deposit only up to Rs 2 lakh in this account. If you open two accounts simultaneously, then you must keep a gap of 3 months. If you open this account, then after 1 year you can withdraw only 40% of the deposit amount.
The investment amount made in this scheme matures in 2 years. The government gives you 7.5 percent interest in this scheme. This interest comes into your Mahila Samman account every three months. For example, if you invest up to Rs 2 lakh in this scheme, then you get a profit of Rs 2.32 lakh after 2 years. This means that you get a profit of 32 thousand rupees in 2 years.