Now open a Sukanya Samriddhi account from home, work will be done in minutes with PNB's app; know the whole process.

Now open a Sukanya Samriddhi account from home, work will be done in minutes with PNB's app; know the whole process. India-employmentnews | 2025-07-05 16:15:02

Sukanya Samriddhi Account Online: Through Punjab National Bank's mobile banking app PNB ONE, you will be able to open an online SSY account from home in minutes. For this, you will not even need to go anywhere.

Sukanya Samriddhi Account Online: Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a government small savings scheme, which aims to secure the future of girls financially so that they can be helped financially for higher education or marriage in the future.

Till now, to open a Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account, you had to go to the bank or post office and fill and submit the application form given there, but now you will be able to open an account for Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana in minutes sitting at home.

The hassle of going to the bank or post office is over

Actually, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has started a new facility for its customers. Under this, through Punjab National Bank's mobile banking app PNB ONE, you will be able to open an SSY account online from home in minutes. For this, you will not even need to go anywhere. This will not only make it easier for people to adopt this savings scheme, but will also increase its reach to more and more people and will also promote women empowerment. With its help, more and more people will be able to take advantage of this government scheme.

How to open an account with PNB ONE app?

First open the PNB ONE application on your mobile device.

Go to the Services option in the main menu and click.

Then click on the 'Govt Initiative' option.

Now select the 'Sukanya Samriddhi Account Opening' option.

After this, follow the instructions given on the screen to complete the account opening process.

Although you can now open the SSY account digitally, but for partial withdrawal, closing the account or closing it prematurely, you will have to go to the bank. Under this scheme, a minimum of Rs 250 and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh can be deposited. Parents or legal guardians can open an account under this scheme in the name of their daughter below 10 years of age. It gives up to 8.2 percent interest on the deposited amount. Apart from this, tax exemption is also available under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. It matures at the age of 21 years, but partial withdrawal can be made after the age of 18 years.