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Best Tax Saving Investments For 2025

Updated on June 5, 2025 , 9902 views

Looking for best tax saving investments? Don’t know how to save income tax? Tax saving can be easy if done in a correct manner. There are various smart ways to stay away from paying Taxes and save as much as possible. Generally, people indulge into Tax Planning when the financial year is about to end. But, does this ensure prudent investment planning? No! Investing in the early quarters of the financial year is a smarter approach instead. This ensures that you get time to plan your investment and avail the most out of it. Some of the tax saving investments include tax saving Mutual Funds ELSS, PPF, tax saving FD, NPS etc. a detailed list of tax saving investment options is mentioned below.

Some of the Best Investment Plan in India that are beneficial for tax saving include-

Tax-saving

Tax Saving ELSS Funds Or Equity Linked Savings Schemes

Tax saving is an ideal way of financial planning. ELSS Funds are tax saving schemes that are equity diversified and invest the major part of the fund corpus either in equities or equity-related instruments. Being Market-linked, equity-linked savings scheme or ELSS funds offer good returns. ELSS funds are tax saving Mutual Funds that offers tax deductions upto INR 1,50,000 under Section 80C of Income Tax Act.

As per the Budget 2018, ELSS would attract Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG). Investors would be taxed at 10% (with no indexation) under long term Capital Gain tax. Gains up to INR 1 lakh are free of tax. Tax at 10% applies to gains above INR 1 lakh.

Top 3 Tax Saving ELSS Funds 2025

FundNAVNet Assets (Cr)3 MO (%)6 MO (%)1 YR (%)3 YR (%)5 YR (%)2024 (%)
HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Growth ₹595.168
↑ 0.28
₹1,3181.215.435.520.617.4
Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 Growth ₹68.6676
↑ 0.33
₹210-6.1-3.517.616.711.6
Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹52.4849
↑ 0.38
₹3,89722.6-6.317.430.128.147.7
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 14 Jan 22
*Above is the list of Top 3 Tax Saving ELSS Mutual Funds sorted on last 1 year performance and have Net Assets between 100 - 5000 Crore.

1. HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund

To generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is predominantly in equity and equity related instruments

HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 2 Jan 01. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 21.4% since its launch.  Ranked 23 in ELSS category. .

Below is the key information for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund

HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Launch Date 2 Jan 01
NAV (14 Jan 22) ₹595.168 ↑ 0.28   (0.05 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,318 on 30 Nov 21
Category Equity - ELSS
AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 2.25
Sharpe Ratio 2.27
Information Ratio -0.15
Alpha Ratio 1.75
Min Investment 500
Min SIP Investment 500
Exit Load NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
31 May 20₹10,000
31 May 21₹17,522

HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹470,047.
Net Profit of ₹170,047
Invest Now

Purchase not allowed

Returns for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 14 Jan 22

DurationReturns
1 Month 4.4%
3 Month 1.2%
6 Month 15.4%
1 Year 35.5%
3 Year 20.6%
5 Year 17.4%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 21.4%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Fund Manager information for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
NameSinceTenure

Data below for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund as on 30 Nov 21

Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity

2. Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96

The main objective of the scheme is to provide the investor long term capital growth as also tax benefit under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 2 Mar 15. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 8.4% since its launch. .

Below is the key information for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96

Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
Growth
Launch Date 2 Mar 15
NAV (11 Mar 22) ₹68.6676 ↑ 0.33   (0.48 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹210 on 31 Jan 22
Category Equity - ELSS
AMC Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Rating Not Rated
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 2.55
Sharpe Ratio 2.51
Information Ratio -0.09
Alpha Ratio 5.69
Min Investment 500
Min SIP Investment 500
Exit Load NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
31 May 20₹10,000
31 May 21₹16,600

Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹405,518.
Net Profit of ₹105,518
Invest Now

Returns for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 14 Jan 22

DurationReturns
1 Month -3.9%
3 Month -6.1%
6 Month -3.5%
1 Year 17.6%
3 Year 16.7%
5 Year 11.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 8.4%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Fund Manager information for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96
NameSinceTenure

Data below for Baroda Pioneer ELSS 96 as on 31 Jan 22

Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity

3. Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund

(Erstwhile Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Long Term Fund)

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.

Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 21 Jan 15. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 17.3% since its launch.  Return for 2024 was 47.7% , 2023 was 37% and 2022 was 1.8% .

Below is the key information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund

Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Growth
Launch Date 21 Jan 15
NAV (06 Jun 25) ₹52.4849 ↑ 0.38   (0.74 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,897 on 30 Apr 25
Category Equity - ELSS
AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd
Rating Not Rated
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 0.74
Sharpe Ratio 0.08
Information Ratio 0.77
Alpha Ratio 1.58
Min Investment 500
Min SIP Investment 500
Exit Load NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
31 May 20₹10,000
31 May 21₹16,160
31 May 22₹16,757
31 May 23₹20,100
31 May 24₹30,805
31 May 25₹35,818

Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹612,552.
Net Profit of ₹312,552
Invest Now

Returns for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 14 Jan 22

DurationReturns
1 Month 15.1%
3 Month 22.6%
6 Month -6.3%
1 Year 17.4%
3 Year 30.1%
5 Year 28.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 17.3%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 47.7%
2023 37%
2022 1.8%
2021 32.1%
2020 8.8%
2019 13.2%
2018 -8.7%
2017 44%
2016 12.5%
2015
Fund Manager information for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
NameSinceTenure
Ajay Khandelwal11 Dec 231.47 Yr.
Rakesh Shetty22 Nov 222.52 Yr.
Atul Mehra1 Oct 240.66 Yr.

Data below for Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund as on 30 Apr 25

Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials37.3%
Consumer Cyclical20.59%
Financial Services17.43%
Technology8.6%
Real Estate6.27%
Basic Materials5.67%
Health Care2.96%
Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash1.18%
Equity98.82%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | TRENT
6%₹240 Cr425,260
Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 543320
5%₹236 Cr9,923,692
Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | BDL
5%₹213 Cr1,056,315
Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | KAYNES
4%₹178 Cr297,751
Suzlon Energy Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | SUZLON
4%₹177 Cr24,702,337
Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 539083
4%₹159 Cr8,173,777
Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | AMBER
4%₹156 Cr240,350
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MCX
4%₹155 Cr235,083
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | PRESTIGE
4%₹155 Cr1,055,205
Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | BEL
3%₹152 Cr3,950,000

PPF Or Public Provident Fund

PPF or Public Provident Fund is a tax-free investment option that is backed by the Central Government of India. PPF came into existence in 1968 by the Ministry of Finance. Public Provident Fund aims to provide financial security to people post-retirement. The government of India launched PPF in order to help people inculcate the habit of saving and also plan their retirement well in advance. PPF is one of the best tax saving investments as the interest earned on deposits are not taxable. Moreover, the investments are liable for tax deductions under section 80C of Income Tax Act.

Tax Saving FD Or Fixed Deposit

tax saving FD or Fixed Deposits are financial instruments that are provided by banks for a fixed period of time. The interest rate of FD varies from 4% to 8% (according to the investment tenure). Usually, it is seen that higher the period of investment higher is the rate of interest on FD and vice versa. Though FD is a tax saving and safe investment, the interest earned on them is fully taxable as per the Income Tax Act. Furthermore, if the rate of interest on FD is above INR 10,000, banks deduct a TDS @ 10% p.a.

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NPS Or National Pension Scheme

NPS or National Pension Scheme is a tax saving investment option formulated by the Central Government of India to help people save tax while saving for retirement. As per the National Pension Scheme, one can open a personal retirement account where they can save a pension corpus during their working life. Apart from Retirement planning, investments upto 50,000 under NPS are liable for deductions under section 80 CCD (1B). Under section 80C of Income Tax Act, tax deductions upto 1,50,000 are liable on investments in a National Pension Scheme. This makes NPS one of the best tax saving investments in India.

National Saving Certificate (NSC)

National Saving Certificate (NSC) is a good Tax Saving Scheme to invest in. NSC interest rates are set in the month of April every year. The current interest rate of NSC is 7.9% p.a. Investments up to INR 1,00,000 per year are eligible for IT rebate under the Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. You can invest in NSC through your local Post Office as well.

Employee Provident Fund (EPF)

Employee Provident Fund or EPF is typically deducted from the salary of an individual which includes 12% of their basic salary. The employer also contributes the similar percentage of which 3.7% goes to the EPF and the remaining 8.3% goes towards the pension fund. It is a defined benefit scheme with interest rates being set every year. The interest rate was 8.8% p.a. for the year 2015-2016. There is no tax at the time of making the investment in EPF. Also, the interest earned is also tax-free. At the time of retirement, individuals can withdraw the entire amount in the account.

ULIP Or Unit Linked Insurance Policy

Unit-linked insurance Policy is an insurance policy that works an insurance cover along with Offering market linked returns. Under a ULIP, some part of your investment is invested in Mutual Funds (Equity, Balanced or Debt fund) and the remaining is contributed towards your life cover. One can save tax by investing in ULIP under Sections 80C, 80CCC and 80D of the Income Tax Act. Moreover, the interests that are earned on your ULIP investment are tax-free. Also, under section 10 (10D), tax-free maturity benefits are available as well. When choosing an investment, people usually tend to choose it just to avail tax benefits. Ideally, the investors should look for certain factors before investing. Some of those include maximum tax saving, low-cost investment, substantial returns etc. So, understand the tax saving investments well and then invest.

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