The government has maintained interest rates on key small savings schemes, including PPF, NSC, and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, for the seventh consecutive quarter. This decision, effective from January 1 to March 31, 2026, keeps rates like 8.2% for Sukanya Samriddhi and 7.1% for PPF unchanged. The last rate revision occurred in the fourth quarter of FY 2023-24.