Deduction for interest on deposits: account-type ceilings differ by seniority, with senior citizens' scope including time deposits.
Deduction for interest on deposits permits individuals (distinctly identifying senior citizens) and HUFs to claim limited deductions on interest from deposits with regulated banks, cooperative societies and Post Offices, subject to monetary ceilings and account-type limits: non-senior individuals and HUFs are restricted to interest from savings accounts excluding time deposits, senior citizens are allowed a broader deduction described as applying to savings accounts and expressly including time deposits, and no deduction is permitted where the deposit is held by or on behalf of a firm, association of persons or body of individuals; "time deposits" are defined as deposits repayable on expiry of fixed periods.