Defence Savings Certificates – Qaumi Bachat Bank new profit rates after budget

KARACHI: In a move to provide maximum benefit to the long term investors, the Government of Pakistan launched the Defence Savings Certificates (DSCs) decades ago.

However, recently, the National Savings or Qaumi Bachat Bank announced updated profit rate of various investment certificates, incuding DSCs, after the budget 2024-25 in May.

The profit rate on Defence Savings Certificates remains fixed at 14.39 percent and has not been revised since May 2024.

Both Pakistani nationals and overseas Pakistanis are eligible to invest in these certificates, which have a maturity period of 10 years and are available in denominations of Rs.500, Rs.1,000, Rs.5,000, Rs.10,000, Rs.50,000, Rs.100,000, Rs.500,000, and Rs.1,000,000.

Defence Savings Certificates Profit Rate From August 2024

The profit rate for Defence Savings Certificates stands at 14.39% for the month of August. Following is the profit schedule:

Payable Amount (Principal + Profit ) On Investment of Every Rs.100,000

• First year            Rs112,000
• 2 Years                Rs125,000
• 3 years                Rs139,000
• 4 years                Rs155,000
• 5 Years                Rs175,000
• 6 Years                Rs200,000
• 7 Years                Rs230,000
• 8 Years                 Rs265,000
• 9 Years                 Rs308,000
• 10 Years               Rs363,000

Defence Savings Certificates Tax/Zakat Deduction

The taxes and Zakat are deducted on the profits in line with the policy of the State Bank of Pakistan.

The withholding tax for filers has been fixed at 15 percent while it is 30 percent for non-fielders.