PPF Calulator

Updated on June 21, 2026 , 16838 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 (₹8,351 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (20 yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 24.30% (upper mid).
3Y return: 22.64% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 6.14% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
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 (~8.5%).

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	31 Aug 05
NAV (23 Jun 26)	₹205.01 ↓ -1.79 (-0.87 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹8,351 on 31 May 26
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 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 ₹556,833.
Net Profit of ₹256,833 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 23 Jun 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	3.6%
3 Month	17.1%
6 Month	4.5%
1 Year	6.1%
3 Year	22.6%
5 Year	24.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	15.6%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2025	6.7%
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%

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Ihab Dalwai	3 Jun 17	9 Yr.
Sharmila D’mello	30 Jun 22	3.92 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 31 May 26

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	47.27%
Financial Services	10.61%
Utility	10.29%
Basic Materials	9.54%
Real Estate	8.74%
Energy	5.85%
Consumer Cyclical	2.04%
Communication Services	0.1%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	4.86%
Equity	95.14%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 \| INDIGO	8%	₹705 Cr	1,641,985 ↓ -20,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 \| LT	7%	₹604 Cr	1,505,704
Oberoi Realty Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 31 May 23 \| OBEROIRLTY	4%	₹357 Cr	2,139,426 ↓ -497,376
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 \| 532555	4%	₹344 Cr	8,626,448 ↓ -700,000
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 \| 532929	3%	₹260 Cr	3,288,140 ↓ -75,737
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 \| KPIL	3%	₹251 Cr	2,005,608
Shree Cement Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 \| 500387	3%	₹250 Cr	103,505 ↑ 5,213
Container Corporation of India Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 \| CONCOR	3%	₹249 Cr	4,885,153 ↓ -257,287
NCC Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Aug 21 \| NCC	3%	₹240 Cr	14,665,904
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 \| AFCONS	3%	₹232 Cr	6,826,347 ↓ -116,130

2. LIC MF Infrastructure Fund

The investment objective of the scheme is to provide long term growth from a portfolio of equity / equity related instruments of companies engaged either directly or indirectly in the infrastructure sector.

Research Highlights for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,099 Cr).
Established history (18+ yrs).
Not Rated.
Risk profile: High.
5Y return: 24.09% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 27.90% (upper mid).
1Y return: 12.31% (upper mid).
Alpha: 4.51 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 0.26 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.55 (upper mid).
Top sector: Industrials.
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Equity-heavy allocation (~93%).
Largest holding Bharti Airtel Ltd (~5.1%).

Below is the key information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund

LIC MF Infrastructure Fund Growth
Launch Date	29 Feb 08
NAV (23 Jun 26)	₹55.4038 ↓ -0.37 (-0.67 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,099 on 31 May 26
Category	Equity - Sectoral
AMC	LIC Mutual Fund Asset Mgmt Co Ltd
Rating	Not Rated
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	2.21
Sharpe Ratio	0.26
Information Ratio	0.55
Alpha Ratio	4.51
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
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	₹11,769
31 May 23	₹13,631
31 May 24	₹24,318
31 May 25	₹26,424
31 May 26	₹28,936

LIC MF Infrastructure Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹556,833.
Net Profit of ₹256,833 Invest Now

Returns for LIC MF 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 23 Jun 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	5.2%
3 Month	22.2%
6 Month	12.4%
1 Year	12.3%
3 Year	27.9%
5 Year	24.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	9.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2025	-3.7%
2024	47.8%
2023	44.4%
2022	7.9%
2021	46.6%
2020	-0.1%
2019	13.3%
2018	-14.6%
2017	42.2%
2016	-2.2%

Fund Manager information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sumit Bhatnagar	7 Apr 26	0.15 Yr.
Mahesh Bendre	1 Jul 24	1.92 Yr.

Data below for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund as on 31 May 26

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	32.59%
Consumer Cyclical	24.07%
Utility	9.79%
Basic Materials	9.21%
Communication Services	7.33%
Financial Services	4.31%
Health Care	3.19%
Real Estate	2.12%
Technology	0.79%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	6.6%
Equity	93.4%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 30 Apr 09 \| BHARTIARTL	5%	₹53 Cr	281,826 ↑ 118,739
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Apr 09 \| LT	5%	₹47 Cr	117,852 ↑ 2,505
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 30 Sep 25 \| MARUTI	4%	₹45 Cr	33,850 ↑ 22,497
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 \| TMPV	4%	₹45 Cr	1,315,651 ↑ 461,129
Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 \| TMCV	4%	₹41 Cr	988,950 ↑ 422,131
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 \| APOLLOHOSP	3%	₹33 Cr	43,676 ↑ 928
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 \| 532555	3%	₹33 Cr	821,696 ↑ 17,465
Carraro India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 \| CARRARO	3%	₹32 Cr	572,991 ↑ 155,777
Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 \| 500655	3%	₹29 Cr	73,009 ↑ 1,551
Bharat Bijlee Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 \| BBL	3%	₹29 Cr	92,628 ↑ 1,968

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.