Investing Rs 1.5 lakh annually in a Public Provident Fund from age 30 can build a tax-free retirement corpus of Rs 1.54 crore by age 60. Th...

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana provides a powerful way to save for a girl child's education. This government-backed scheme offers high interest r...

The PPF maturity period is 15 years, after which, you can continue your PPF account with or without contributions. PPF provides a 7.1% inte...

Taxpayers can save income tax up to Rs 1.5 lakh annually by investing in Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS). These tax-saving mutual fund...

Investing Rs 1.5 lakh annually in Public Provident Fund for 20 years can yield a tax-free retirement corpus exceeding Rs 66 lakh. This popu...

Taxpayers looking to save income tax under Section 80C can consider Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS). These tax-saving mutual funds off...

Even under the new tax regime, investing the maximum in PPF and SSY remains beneficial as both maturity and interest are tax-exempt. Deposi...

The government has maintained the Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate at 7.1% for the October-December 2025 quarter. This small savin...

PPF Deposit to earn extra tax-free interest: Currently, PPF investments yield an interest rate of 7.1% per annum. The interest earned is ex...

The finance ministry made this announcement via a circular issued on June 30, 2023. The interest rates of schemes like the 1-and 2-year pos...

As per the PPF scheme rules, the interest on the PPF deposit is calculated every month on the balance available in the PPF account but is c...

The last date to complete tax savings for current financial year is March 31, 2023. If an individual opts for old tax regime in FY 2022-23,...

If your retirement goal requires much higher contribution, then you can use PPF for the fixed income part of the portfolio and NPS for mark...

Both VPF and PPF carry sovereign guarantee and hence, there is no difference when it comes to risk. Both are considered to be safe fixed in...

An individual with a PPF account of his own and as a guardian of his child can avail a maximum deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh taking both the acc...

According to PPF Rules, the interest on PPF deposits is calculated on the minimum balance between the fifth and at the end of the month.

Holding such separate PPF accounts does not mean that you can deposit Rs 1.5 lakh in each and earn tax-free interest on both deposits. Here...