PPF Calulator

Updated on September 14, 2025 , 16465 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.

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.

Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

Highest AUM (₹7,941 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (20 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 35.43% (upper mid).
3Y return: 28.09% (upper mid).
1Y return: -1.17% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: -0.42 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top sector: Industrials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~93%).
High-quality debt (AAA/AA ~100%).
Largest holding Larsen & Toubro Ltd (~9.2%).

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	31 Aug 05
NAV (16 Sep 25)	₹196.6 ↑ 1.45 (0.74 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹7,941 on 31 Jul 25
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.89
Sharpe Ratio	-0.42
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 Aug 20	₹10,000
31 Aug 21	₹17,110
31 Aug 22	₹20,943
31 Aug 23	₹27,806
31 Aug 24	₹44,803
31 Aug 25	₹43,202

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹721,906.
Net Profit of ₹421,906 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 16 Sep 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.5%
3 Month	0.3%
6 Month	17.5%
1 Year	-1.2%
3 Year	28.1%
5 Year	35.4%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	16%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Ihab Dalwai	3 Jun 17	8.25 Yr.
Sharmila D’mello	30 Jun 22	3.17 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Jul 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	38.31%
Basic Materials	15.82%
Financial Services	15.42%
Utility	10.35%
Energy	7.15%
Real Estate	2.9%
Consumer Cyclical	1.92%
Communication Services	1.08%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	7.04%
Equity	92.96%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 \| LT	9%	₹727 Cr	1,998,954 ↑ 18,750
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 \| 532555	5%	₹370 Cr	11,079,473 ↑ 400,000
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 May 24 \| ADANIPORTS	4%	₹312 Cr	2,268,659
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹282 Cr	2,029,725 ↑ 100,000
NCC Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Aug 21 \| NCC	3%	₹273 Cr	12,522,005
Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 \| 500295	3%	₹267 Cr	6,279,591 ↑ 120,841
AIA Engineering Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 \| AIAENG	3%	₹207 Cr	660,770
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 \| KPIL	3%	₹207 Cr	1,803,566
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 \| 532215	3%	₹203 Cr	1,896,057
CESC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 \| CESC	2%	₹198 Cr	11,700,502 ↓ -300,000

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.

Research Highlights for HDFC Infrastructure Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹2,540 Cr).
Established history (17+ yrs).
Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 33.00% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 27.43% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: -3.32% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: -0.56 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Industrials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~93%).
Largest holding ICICI Bank Ltd (~7.6%).

Below is the key information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund

HDFC Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	10 Mar 08
NAV (16 Sep 25)	₹47.918 ↑ 0.27 (0.58 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹2,540 on 31 Jul 25
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	2.06
Sharpe Ratio	-0.56
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.

Date	Value
31 Aug 20	₹10,000
31 Aug 21	₹16,545
31 Aug 22	₹19,604
31 Aug 23	₹26,941
31 Aug 24	₹42,708
31 Aug 25	₹39,954

HDFC Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹689,048.
Net Profit of ₹389,048 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 16 Sep 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.1%
3 Month	1.2%
6 Month	18.5%
1 Year	-3.3%
3 Year	27.4%
5 Year	33%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
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

Name	Since	Tenure
Srinivasan Ramamurthy	12 Jan 24	1.64 Yr.
Dhruv Muchhal	22 Jun 23	2.2 Yr.

Data below for HDFC Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Jul 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	38.91%
Financial Services	20.57%
Basic Materials	10.46%
Utility	6.9%
Energy	6.37%
Communication Services	3.71%
Real Estate	2.25%
Health Care	1.77%
Technology	1.36%
Consumer Cyclical	0.47%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	7.23%
Equity	92.77%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 \| ICICIBANK	8%	₹193 Cr	1,300,000
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 \| HDFCBANK	6%	₹141 Cr	700,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 \| LT	5%	₹138 Cr	380,000
J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Oct 15 \| JKIL	4%	₹99 Cr	1,400,000
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 \| INDIGO	3%	₹89 Cr	150,000
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 \| KPIL	3%	₹87 Cr	758,285
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 \| 532555	3%	₹74 Cr	2,200,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 May 24 \| RELIANCE	3%	₹70 Cr	500,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 \| BHARTIARTL	3%	₹67 Cr	350,000
G R Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 \| 543317	2%	₹57 Cr	470,000

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.