New Delhi, May 14 -- The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a favoured investment program for young females. Guardians may start an SSY account in the name of their female child aged under 10 years at a Post Office or with various lenders.

The SSY account is presently providing 8.2% earnings per period, calculated yearly. This earnings level exceeds many of the set investment earnings levels offered by primary lenders such as State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, and others.

In March, the Department of Finance announced the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) account earnings level, along with additional small investment programs, for the April-June window of the Financial Year 2026-27. The administ...