PPF Calulator

Updated on November 19, 2025 , 16521 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 (₹8,232 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (20 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 33.84% (upper mid).
3Y return: 26.33% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 9.07% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 0.00 (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 (~8.6%).

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	31 Aug 05
NAV (21 Nov 25)	₹196.93 ↓ -1.61 (-0.81 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹8,232 on 31 Oct 25
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.89
Sharpe Ratio	0
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 Oct 20	₹10,000
31 Oct 21	₹19,902
31 Oct 22	₹23,709
31 Oct 23	₹30,130
31 Oct 24	₹47,075
31 Oct 25	₹49,413

ICICI Prudential 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 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 21 Nov 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-1.1%
3 Month	1%
6 Month	2.7%
1 Year	9.1%
3 Year	26.3%
5 Year	33.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	15.9%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
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

Name	Since	Tenure
Ihab Dalwai	3 Jun 17	8.33 Yr.
Sharmila D’mello	30 Jun 22	3.26 Yr.

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

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	36.47%
Basic Materials	15.25%
Financial Services	14.68%
Utility	10.24%
Energy	9.47%
Real Estate	2.93%
Consumer Cyclical	1.84%
Communication Services	1.67%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	7.43%
Equity	92.57%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 \| LT	9%	₹674 Cr	1,843,204 ↓ -155,750
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 \| 532555	4%	₹352 Cr	10,329,473 ↓ -750,000
Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 \| 500295	4%	₹293 Cr	6,279,591
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| RELIANCE	4%	₹277 Cr	2,029,725
NCC Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Aug 21 \| NCC	3%	₹271 Cr	13,053,905
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 May 24 \| ADANIPORTS	3%	₹260 Cr	1,854,934 ↓ -413,725
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 \| KPIL	3%	₹226 Cr	1,803,566
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 \| 532215	3%	₹226 Cr	1,996,057
AIA Engineering Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 \| AIAENG	3%	₹202 Cr	660,770
CESC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 \| CESC	2%	₹189 Cr	11,700,502

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 (₹2,586 Cr).
Established history (17+ yrs).
Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 31.72% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 26.54% (upper mid).
1Y return: 6.92% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: -0.15 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top sector: Industrials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~92%).
Largest holding ICICI Bank Ltd (~5.9%).

Below is the key information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund

HDFC Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	10 Mar 08
NAV (21 Nov 25)	₹48.083 ↓ -0.40 (-0.83 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹2,586 on 31 Oct 25
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	2.06
Sharpe Ratio	-0.15
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 Oct 20	₹10,000
31 Oct 21	₹19,027
31 Oct 22	₹21,626
31 Oct 23	₹29,679
31 Oct 24	₹44,661
31 Oct 25	₹45,504

HDFC Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹657,502.
Net Profit of ₹357,502 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 21 Nov 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-0.6%
3 Month	0.5%
6 Month	2.1%
1 Year	6.9%
3 Year	26.5%
5 Year	31.7%
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	1.72 Yr.
Dhruv Muchhal	22 Jun 23	2.28 Yr.

Data below for HDFC Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Oct 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	38.53%
Financial Services	19.18%
Basic Materials	10.34%
Utility	7.05%
Energy	6.49%
Communication Services	3.63%
Real Estate	2.48%
Health Care	1.76%
Technology	1.57%
Consumer Cyclical	0.49%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	8.47%
Equity	91.53%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 \| 532174	6%	₹148 Cr	1,100,000 ↓ -200,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 \| LT	6%	₹139 Cr	380,000
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 \| HDFCBANK	5%	₹133 Cr	1,400,000
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 \| 522287	4%	₹95 Cr	758,557 ↑ 272
J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Oct 15 \| JKIL	4%	₹89 Cr	1,403,084 ↑ 3,084
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 \| INDIGO	3%	₹84 Cr	150,000
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 \| 532555	3%	₹75 Cr	2,200,646 ↑ 646
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 May 24 \| RELIANCE	3%	₹68 Cr	500,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 \| BHARTIARTL	3%	₹66 Cr	350,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 \| SBIN	2%	₹61 Cr	704,361

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.