PPF Calulator

Updated on June 1, 2026 , 16801 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.

PPF Calculator

Investment Amount:₹100,000

Interest Earned:₹139,127.17

Maturity Amount: ₹239,127.17

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Benefits of PPF

The risk factor in PPF investment is low as it is backed by the government.
A PPF account can be opened at nationalised banks, public banks, post offices and selective private banks, all of which have a wide reach.
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.
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.

Fund Selection Methodology used to find 2 funds

Category: Equity
AUM Range: 100 to 10000 Cr
Minimum fund age: 3 years
Sorted On : 5-year return (high to low)
No Of Funds: 2

Top Funds for 2026

*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.

Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

Highest AUM (₹8,311 Cr).
Established history (20+ yrs).
Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 23.34% (upper mid).
3Y return: 21.82% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 2.20% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 0.34 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Higher exposure to Industrials vs peer median.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~95%).
High-quality debt (AAA/AA ~100%).
Largest holding InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (~8.7%).

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	31 Aug 05
NAV (03 Jun 26)	₹197.18 ↓ -0.68 (-0.34 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹8,311 on 30 Apr 26
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.89
Sharpe Ratio	0.34
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.

Date	Value
31 May 21	₹10,000
31 May 22	₹12,289
31 May 23	₹15,941
31 May 24	₹26,282
31 May 25	₹28,419
31 May 26	₹29,491

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹543,623.
Net Profit of ₹243,623 Invest Now

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 3 Jun 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-1.6%
3 Month	3%
6 Month	0.4%
1 Year	2.2%
3 Year	21.8%
5 Year	23.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	15.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	6.7%
2023	27.4%
2022	44.6%
2021	28.8%
2020	50.1%
2019	3.6%
2018	2.6%
2017	-14%
2016	40.8%
2015	2%

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Ihab Dalwai	3 Jun 17	8.91 Yr.
Sharmila D’mello	30 Jun 22	3.84 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 30 Apr 26

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	47.14%
Financial Services	10.2%
Basic Materials	10.04%
Utility	9.84%
Real Estate	9.04%
Energy	6.55%
Consumer Cyclical	2.19%
Communication Services	0.09%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	4.96%
Equity	95.04%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 \| INDIGO	9%	₹655 Cr	1,661,985 ↑ 270,536
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 \| LT	7%	₹528 Cr	1,505,704 ↑ 100,000
Oberoi Realty Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 31 May 23 \| OBEROIRLTY	5%	₹374 Cr	2,636,802 ↑ 603,969
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 \| 532555	5%	₹346 Cr	9,326,448
Shree Cement Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 \| 500387	3%	₹226 Cr	98,292 ↑ 33,738
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 \| 532929	3%	₹219 Cr	3,363,877 ↑ 462,828
Container Corporation of India Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 \| CONCOR	3%	₹219 Cr	5,142,440 ↑ 2,109,364
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 \| KPIL	3%	₹212 Cr	2,005,608 ↑ 73,641
AIA Engineering Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 \| AIAENG	3%	₹209 Cr	574,561
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| RELIANCE	3%	₹192 Cr	1,429,725 ↓ -100,000

2. DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund

To generate capital appreciation, from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity securities and equity related securities of corporates, which could benefit from structural changes brought about by continuing liberalization in economic policies by the government and/or continuing investments in infrastructure, both by the public and private sector.

Research Highlights for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹5,789 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (21 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 23.26% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 25.85% (upper mid).
1Y return: 13.58% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 0.68 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Industrials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~95%).
Largest holding NTPC Ltd (~5.3%).

Below is the key information for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund

DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund Growth
Launch Date	11 Jun 04
NAV (03 Jun 26)	₹349.712 ↑ 0.29 (0.08 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹5,789 on 30 Apr 26
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.89
Sharpe Ratio	0.68
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 May 21	₹10,000
31 May 22	₹11,655
31 May 23	₹14,449
31 May 24	₹25,883
31 May 25	₹25,501
31 May 26	₹29,155

DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹543,623.
Net Profit of ₹243,623 Invest Now

Returns for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Jun 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.7%
3 Month	8.3%
6 Month	11.7%
1 Year	13.6%
3 Year	25.9%
5 Year	23.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	17.6%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	-2.5%
2023	32.4%
2022	49%
2021	13.9%
2020	51.6%
2019	2.7%
2018	6.7%
2017	-17.2%
2016	47%
2015	4.1%

Fund Manager information for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Rohit Singhania	21 Jun 10	15.87 Yr.

Data below for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund as on 30 Apr 26

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	27.68%
Basic Materials	13.33%
Financial Services	13%
Utility	11.64%
Consumer Cyclical	8.63%
Energy	7.37%
Health Care	6.56%
Communication Services	3.04%
Real Estate	1.51%
Technology	1.43%
Consumer Defensive	0.96%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	4.85%
Equity	95.15%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 \| 532555	5%	₹262 Cr	7,063,207
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 \| APOLLOHOSP	4%	₹224 Cr	301,630
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Jun 04 \| LT	4%	₹206 Cr	588,665 ↓ -89,980
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 May 25 \| MCX	3%	₹163 Cr	680,825
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 \| BHARTIARTL	3%	₹151 Cr	849,969 ↑ 37,224
Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 \| AMBER	3%	₹144 Cr	219,234
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 \| 532898	3%	₹139 Cr	4,694,365 ↓ -873,209
Coal India Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 \| COALINDIA	2%	₹122 Cr	2,705,180
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 \| 500312	2%	₹119 Cr	4,196,344
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 \| KIRLOSENG	2%	₹111 Cr	834,973 ↓ -195,952

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.