Good news. Your employee provident fund deposit will fetch an interest of 8.75 per cent for 2013-14. This is above the rate for the previous year, which stood at 8.5 per cent.

Specials galore

New India Assurance’s ‘New India Asha Kiran’ is a family floater health policy for families with only daughters, and gives a 50 per cent discount. Muthoot Fincorp’s ‘Vanitha Gold Loan’ is open from March 7 to 15. Under this, gold loans to women customers will be given at 12 per cent per annum. The maximum amount is limited to ₹50,000.

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