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Post Office RD Scheme: Get this huge return on depositing Rs 5000
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News18•16-10-2026, 18:03
Post Office RD Scheme: Get this huge return on depositing Rs 5000
- •Investing Rs 5000 per month in the Post Office Recurring Deposit scheme for 60 months results in a total investment of Rs 3,00,000.
- •The scheme currently offers an attractive interest rate of 6.7 percent, yielding a maturity amount of Rs 3,56,830.
- •Investors earn a total interest of Rs 56,830 over the 5-year tenure alongside their principal amount.
- •Deposits in Post Office schemes are completely safe and risk-free as they operate under the Government of India.
- •You can start investing in the RD scheme with a minimum monthly deposit of just Rs 100 with no upper limit.
Key Questions Answered
If you invest 5,000 rupees per month for 60 months at the current 6.7 percent interest rate, your total investment will be 3,00,000 rupees and you will receive 3,56,830 rupees at maturity, which includes 56,830 rupees solely as interest.
You can open a Post Office Recurring Deposit account with a minimum deposit of 100 rupees every month, and there is no upper limit on the maximum amount you can invest.
It is important to deposit regular installments because delays may attract penalties according to the rules, and specific conditions will apply if you want to close the account before maturity.
