Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes will remain unchanged for the next quarter beginning July, government today notified. Presently the rate of interest for both Five Year National Savings Certificate and Public Provident Fund Scheme is 8.1 per cent. The rate of interest for Kisan Vikas Patra is 7.8 and Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme is 8.6 per cent.Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified by the government on quarterly basis.