ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Government has announced that the rates of return on all National Savings Schemes shall remain unchanged till next review. According to a statement issued by CDNS here, the existing rates of return on different National Savings Schemes are 12.15pc for Defence Savings Certificates, 12.00pc for Regular Income Certificates, 11.67pc for Special Savings Certificates/ Account and 8.50pc for Savings Account. The rate of return on Pensioners Benefit Account and Bahbood Savings Certificates, the schemes exclusively meant form Pensioners, windows and senior citizens, shall continue to be 14.16pc. The amount of prize money and number of prizes on Prize Bonds will also remain unchanged.