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Updated on July 24, 2025 , 16374 views

What is PPF?

Public Provident Fund (PPF), introduced in India in 1968 with the objective to mobilize small savings in the form of an investment, coupled with a return on it. It still remains a favourite savings avenue for many investors as the returns are tax free.It can also be called a savings-cum-tax savings investment vehicle that enables one to build a retirement corpus while saving on annual Taxes. Therefore, anyone looking for a safe investment option to save taxes and earn guaranteed returns should open a PPF account.

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Principal:
Tenure:
Months
Rate of Interest (ROI):
%

Investment Amount:₹100,000

Interest Earned:₹139,127.17

Maturity Amount: ₹239,127.17

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Benefits of PPF

  1. The risk Factor in PPF investment is low as it is backed by the government.
  2. A PPF account can be opened at nationalised banks, public banks, post offices and selective private banks, all of which have a wide reach.
  3. Although the lock in period is 15 years for a PPF, there are provisions to either withdraw some money or take loans after 7 years. The returns from a PPF is more attractive compared to the Bank FDs.
  4. PPF deposits fall under EEE (exempt-exempt-exempt) category. Which means, the principal invested, the interest earned and the proceeds received at maturity are all tax exempt. Amounts deposited in spouse’s or child’s PPF account are also tax exempt.

How is PPF interest calculated?

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The interest on PPF is compounded annually. The formula for this is: F = P[({(1+i)^n}-1)/i] Here, F = Maturity proceeds of the PPF P = Annual installments n = Number of years i = Rate of interest/100

Alternative Investment Options

Section 80-C provides PPF with EEE benefit (Exempt, Exempt, Exempt). This means that an investment up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs annually, the returns you earn and the corpus when the fund matures are all exempted from taxation. Now what can compare to this? Your answer is ELSS. Though ELSS has the lowest lock-in period, you can opt for this as a long-term investment (< 5 years). The longer you invest, more tax you will save not to mention earn Inflation-beating returns.

Top Funds for 2025

*Best funds based on 5 year performance.

1. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

To generate capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders by investing predominantly in equity/equity related securities of the companies belonging to the infrastructure development and balance in debt securities and money market instruments.

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 31 Aug 05. It is a fund with High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 16.1% since its launch.  Ranked 27 in Sectoral category.  Return for 2024 was 27.4% , 2023 was 44.6% and 2022 was 28.8% .

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Growth
Launch Date 31 Aug 05
NAV (25 Jul 25) ₹195.41 ↓ -3.22   (-1.62 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,043 on 30 Jun 25
Category Equity - Sectoral
AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating
Risk High
Expense Ratio 2.22
Sharpe Ratio 0.01
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 100
Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Jun 20₹10,000
30 Jun 21₹17,499
30 Jun 22₹20,184
30 Jun 23₹28,605
30 Jun 24₹47,767
30 Jun 25₹50,298

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹738,840.
Net Profit of ₹438,840
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Returns for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Jul 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -0.4%
3 Month 8.8%
6 Month 11%
1 Year 1.6%
3 Year 32.2%
5 Year 36.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 16.1%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 27.4%
2023 44.6%
2022 28.8%
2021 50.1%
2020 3.6%
2019 2.6%
2018 -14%
2017 40.8%
2016 2%
2015 -3.4%
Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
NameSinceTenure
Ihab Dalwai3 Jun 178 Yr.
Sharmila D’mello30 Jun 222.92 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 30 Jun 25

Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials40.97%
Basic Materials16.41%
Financial Services15.57%
Utility8.44%
Energy6.25%
Real Estate3.35%
Communication Services1.59%
Consumer Cyclical0.92%
Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash6.4%
Equity93.51%
Other0.09%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 | LT
10%₹783 Cr2,130,204
↓ -30,000
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | ADANIPORTS
4%₹354 Cr2,468,659
↓ -47,200
NCC Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 21 | NCC
4%₹289 Cr12,522,005
NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 | NTPC
3%₹254 Cr7,600,000
↑ 1,200,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | RELIANCE
3%₹236 Cr1,662,727
Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | VEDL
3%₹228 Cr5,223,662
JM Financial Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | JMFINANCIL
3%₹227 Cr17,763,241
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 | KPIL
3%₹217 Cr1,903,566
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | ICICIBANK
3%₹206 Cr1,425,000
Shree Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | SHREECEM
2%₹195 Cr66,000
↓ -9,408

2. HDFC Infrastructure Fund

To seek long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in or expected to benefit from growth and development of infrastructure.

HDFC Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 10 Mar 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of since its launch.  Ranked 26 in Sectoral category.  Return for 2024 was 23% , 2023 was 55.4% and 2022 was 19.3% .

Below is the key information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund

HDFC Infrastructure Fund
Growth
Launch Date 10 Mar 08
NAV (25 Jul 25) ₹47.612 ↓ -0.64   (-1.33 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,591 on 30 Jun 25
Category Equity - Sectoral
AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating
Risk High
Expense Ratio 2.31
Sharpe Ratio -0.23
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 300
Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Jun 20₹10,000
30 Jun 21₹17,250
30 Jun 22₹18,065
30 Jun 23₹25,910
30 Jun 24₹45,550
30 Jun 25₹45,892

HDFC Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹705,310.
Net Profit of ₹405,310
Invest Now

Returns for HDFC Infrastructure Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Jul 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -0.2%
3 Month 7.8%
6 Month 10%
1 Year -2.1%
3 Year 31.5%
5 Year 34.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 23%
2023 55.4%
2022 19.3%
2021 43.2%
2020 -7.5%
2019 -3.4%
2018 -29%
2017 43.3%
2016 -1.9%
2015 -2.5%
Fund Manager information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund
NameSinceTenure
Srinivasan Ramamurthy12 Jan 241.39 Yr.
Dhruv Muchhal22 Jun 231.95 Yr.

Data below for HDFC Infrastructure Fund as on 30 Jun 25

Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials39.5%
Financial Services20.04%
Basic Materials11.19%
Utility6.94%
Energy6.49%
Communication Services3.69%
Real Estate2.11%
Health Care1.63%
Technology1.52%
Consumer Cyclical0.49%
Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash6.4%
Equity93.6%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK
7%₹188 Cr1,300,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 | LT
5%₹140 Cr380,000
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | HDFCBANK
5%₹136 Cr700,000
J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 15 | JKIL
4%₹103 Cr1,450,000
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KPIL
3%₹86 Cr758,285
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | INDIGO
3%₹80 Cr150,000
NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | NTPC
3%₹73 Cr2,200,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | RELIANCE
3%₹71 Cr500,000
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | 543530
3%₹65 Cr3,800,000
↓ -500,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | BHARTIARTL
3%₹65 Cr350,000

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.
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