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Smriti Irani was seen standing in the queue
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on February 1 had announced a special savings scheme for the empowerment of women, which was named ‘Mahila Samman Saving Certificate’. The government has started this new savings scheme operated by the post office from April 1. Interestingly, Union Minister Smriti Irani has also opened her account in this new savings scheme.
Account opened in line
In fact, Union Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani reached the main post office on Parliament Street on Wednesday. There she got the ‘Women’s Honor Saving Certificate’ account opened by standing in line. During this, some of his pictures have also come to the fore. It can be seen that Smriti Irani is standing in line at the post office. During this, he appealed to the women to take maximum advantage of this scheme.
conversation with post office staff
Union Minister Irani completed the process of opening an account in the post office by standing in line. Her ‘Mahila Samman Savings Certificate’ (MSSC) account was opened at the post office counter itself and the computer generated passbook was given to her. During this, he also interacted with some account holders of MSSC and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) and post office employees.
What is MSSC Scheme?
The Government of India has launched the ‘Mahila Bachat Samman Praman Patra’ (MSS) scheme to provide better interest to women and girls as compared to normal savings schemes. In this scheme, 7.5 percent interest will be given annually. Apart from this, money will have to be deposited in MSSC for two years. After two years, the entire amount along with interest and principal will be returned.
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