<h1>Over 4.3 Million Accounts Opened Under Women's Empowerment Savings Scheme by October 2024, Offering 7.5% Interest.</h1> The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme (MSSC), launched on March 31, 2023, has opened 43,30,121 accounts by October 31, 2024. Designed to empower women and minor girls financially, the scheme offers an attractive 7.5% annual interest rate, compounded quarterly. Accounts can be opened with deposits ranging from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 2 Lakhs for a two-year term. The scheme allows partial withdrawals and premature closures on compassionate grounds. Accounts can be opened by women for themselves or by guardians for minor girls until March 31, 2025, supporting the government's financial inclusion goals.