🏛️ PPF Calculator

Calculate your Public Provident Fund maturity amount with year-by-year growth breakdown.

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ℹ️ About This Tool

The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a government-backed, tax-free long-term savings scheme that is one of the most powerful wealth-building tools available to Indian residents. It enjoys a triple tax exemption under the EEE category — contributions are deductible under Section 80C, the interest earned is tax-free, and the maturity amount is also completely tax-free. No other fixed-income instrument in India offers this combination.

PPF has a mandatory 15-year lock-in period, after which it can be extended in blocks of 5 years, either with or without fresh contributions. The minimum annual deposit is ₹500 and the maximum is ₹1.5 lakh. Deposits can be made in up to 12 installments per year. The government announces the interest rate quarterly, though it has remained at 7.1% for several years recently.

The compound interest in PPF is calculated on the lowest balance between the 5th and the end of the month, so it's best to deposit your annual contribution before the 5th of April each year to maximize interest for that year. This calculator assumes a constant interest rate throughout the tenure for simplicity — in reality, the rate is set quarterly by the government.

How to use:

  1. Enter your planned yearly contribution (up to ₹1.5 lakh).
  2. Enter the current PPF interest rate.
  3. Set your tenure (15 years minimum, can be extended in 5-year blocks).
  4. View the maturity amount and expand the table for a year-by-year breakdown.

The power of PPF becomes most apparent when you model extended periods with continued contributions. A person starting at age 25 and contributing ₹1.5 lakh annually until retirement at 60 would accumulate an enormous, completely tax-free corpus — far more than many comparable fixed-income instruments over the same period, thanks to the compounding on an already tax-advantaged base. Even relatively modest annual contributions started early become substantial over the 15-year minimum tenure and beyond. PPF also allows partial withdrawals from the 7th financial year onward (up to 50% of the balance at the end of the 4th year preceding the withdrawal year), and loans against PPF balance from the 3rd to 6th year, making it more liquid than it might initially appear despite the lock-in period. The government has never reduced the PPF interest rate below 7% historically, which combined with the EEE tax status makes it arguably the single most attractive risk-free investment available to any Indian individual investor. PPF also scores over other instruments because it cannot be attached by courts (it is legally protected from creditors), making it one of the few savings vehicles that offers both attractive returns and protection from financial liabilities.


ℹ️ इस टूल के बारे में

Public Provident Fund (PPF) एक government-backed, tax-free long-term savings scheme है जो भारतीय निवासियों के लिए उपलब्ध सबसे शक्तिशाली wealth-building tools में से एक है। यह EEE category के तहत triple tax exemption का आनंद लेता है — contributions Section 80C के तहत deductible हैं, earned interest tax-free है, और maturity amount भी पूरी तरह tax-free है। भारत में कोई अन्य fixed-income instrument यह combination नहीं देता।

PPF में अनिवार्य 15 साल की lock-in period होती है, जिसके बाद इसे 5 साल के blocks में बढ़ाया जा सकता है, fresh contributions के साथ या बिना। न्यूनतम वार्षिक deposit ₹500 और अधिकतम ₹1.5 लाख है। Deposits साल में 12 installments तक में किए जा सकते हैं। सरकार quarterly interest rate announce करती है, हालांकि यह हाल के कई सालों से 7.1% पर रहा है।

PPF में compound interest महीने के 5वें और आखिरी दिन के बीच न्यूनतम balance पर calculate होता है, इसलिए उस साल के interest को maximize करने के लिए हर साल 5 अप्रैल से पहले अपना वार्षिक contribution जमा करना सबसे अच्छा है। यह calculator सरलता के लिए tenure के दौरान constant interest rate मानता है — वास्तव में, rate quarterly सरकार द्वारा set किया जाता है।

इस्तेमाल कैसे करें:

  1. अपना planned yearly contribution डालें (₹1.5 लाख तक)।
  2. Current PPF interest rate डालें।
  3. Tenure set करें (न्यूनतम 15 साल, 5-साल blocks में बढ़ाया जा सकता है)।
  4. Maturity amount देखें और year-by-year breakdown के लिए table expand करें।

PPF की शक्ति continued contributions के साथ extended periods model करने पर सबसे स्पष्ट होती है। 25 साल की उम्र में शुरू होकर 60 साल पर retirement तक सालाना ₹1.5 लाख contribute करने वाला व्यक्ति एक enormous, completely tax-free corpus जमा करेगा — same period में कई comparable fixed-income instruments से कहीं ज़्यादा, already tax-advantaged base पर compounding की वजह से। शुरुआत में relatively modest annual contributions भी 15-साल की minimum tenure और उससे आगे substantial हो जाते हैं। PPF 7वें financial year से partial withdrawals की भी अनुमति देता है (withdrawal year से पहले 4th साल के अंत में balance का 50% तक), और 3rd से 6th साल के बीच PPF balance पर loans भी, जो इसे lock-in period के बावजूद शुरुआती लगने से ज़्यादा liquid बनाता है। सरकार ने ऐतिहासिक रूप से PPF interest rate को 7% से कम कभी नहीं किया है, जो EEE tax status के साथ मिलकर इसे arguably किसी भी Indian individual investor के लिए उपलब्ध सबसे attractive risk-free investment बनाता है। PPF अन्य instruments से इसलिए भी बेहतर है क्योंकि इसे courts द्वारा attach नहीं किया जा सकता (यह legally creditors से protected है), इसे उन कुछ savings vehicles में से एक बनाता है जो attractive returns और financial liabilities से protection दोनों offer करते हैं।

Frequently Asked Questions | अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

Q. Is the maturity amount shown here exact? | यहाँ दिखाया गया maturity amount क्या exact है?
No — it's an estimate assuming a constant interest rate for the whole tenure, whereas the real PPF rate is set quarterly by the government and can change. Treat this as a planning tool, not official advice. | नहीं — यह पूरे tenure के लिए एक constant interest rate मानकर एक estimate है, जबकि असली PPF rate सरकार द्वारा quarterly set होती है और बदल सकती है। इसे एक planning tool मानें, official advice नहीं।

Q. What's the minimum and maximum I can deposit in a PPF account per year? | PPF account में साल में न्यूनतम और अधिकतम कितना deposit कर सकते हैं?
Minimum ₹500 and maximum ₹1.5 lakh per financial year, which is also why the yearly investment field here is capped at that amount. | प्रति financial year न्यूनतम ₹500 और अधिकतम ₹1.5 लाख, इसलिए यहाँ yearly investment field भी उस amount पर capped है।

Q. Why is the minimum tenure 15 years? | न्यूनतम tenure 15 साल क्यों है?
That's the mandatory lock-in period set by PPF rules; after 15 years the account can be extended in blocks of 5 years, with or without further contributions. | यह PPF नियमों द्वारा तय mandatory lock-in period है; 15 साल के बाद account को 5-साल के blocks में बढ़ाया जा सकता है, आगे contributions के साथ या बिना।

Q. Is PPF interest and the maturity amount taxable? | क्या PPF interest और maturity amount taxable है?
No — PPF falls under the EEE (Exempt-Exempt-Exempt) category: your contribution is deductible under Section 80C, the interest is tax-free, and the maturity amount is also completely tax-free. | नहीं — PPF EEE (Exempt-Exempt-Exempt) category में आता है: आपका contribution Section 80C के तहत deductible है, interest tax-free है, और maturity amount भी पूरी तरह tax-free है।

Q. Can I withdraw money from PPF before it matures? | क्या मैं PPF matured होने से पहले पैसा withdraw कर सकता हूँ?
Partial withdrawal is allowed from the 7th financial year onward (up to 50% of the balance at the end of the 4th preceding year), and loans against the balance are allowed between the 3rd and 6th year. | 7वें financial year से partial withdrawal allowed है (पहले के 4th साल के अंत में balance का 50% तक), और balance के against loans 3rd से 6th साल के बीच allowed हैं।

Q. Does the breakdown table match exactly what my bank or post office shows? | क्या breakdown table ठीक वैसा ही दिखाता है जैसा मेरा बैंक या post office दिखाता है?
Not exactly — real PPF interest is calculated monthly on the lowest balance between the 5th and the last day of the month, while this table applies interest once per year for simplicity. | ठीक वैसा नहीं — असली PPF interest महीने के 5वें और आख़िरी दिन के बीच न्यूनतम balance पर monthly calculate होता है, जबकि यह table सरलता के लिए साल में एक बार interest लगाती है।

Q. Can I deposit the full ₹1.5 lakh in one go? | क्या मैं पूरे ₹1.5 लाख एक बार में जमा कर सकता हूँ?
Yes, PPF rules allow up to 12 deposits per financial year, so you can put it in as one lump sum or split across installments — this calculator only models the yearly total, not the timing within the year. | हाँ, PPF नियम प्रति financial year 12 deposits तक allow करते हैं, तो आप इसे एक lump sum में या installments में बांट सकते हैं — यह calculator सिर्फ़ yearly total model करता है, साल के भीतर timing नहीं।

Q. Can a court or lender seize my PPF balance? | क्या कोई court या lender मेरा PPF balance seize कर सकता है?
No — PPF balances are legally protected from attachment by courts, making it one of the few savings instruments that also protects against financial liabilities. | नहीं — PPF balances कानूनी रूप से courts द्वारा attachment से protected हैं, जो इसे financial liabilities से भी protection देने वाले कुछ savings instruments में से एक बनाता है।

Q. Is my investment data saved anywhere when I use this calculator? | इस calculator का इस्तेमाल करते समय क्या मेरा investment data कहीं सहेजा जाता है?
No — every calculation runs locally in your browser as you type; nothing is sent to a server or stored. | नहीं — हर calculation आपके टाइप करते ही आपके browser में locally चलता है; कुछ भी किसी server पर नहीं भेजा या स्टोर नहीं किया जाता।

Q. What happens if I change the yearly investment amount midway? | अगर मैं yearly investment amount बीच में बदल दूं तो क्या होता है?
The table and totals recalculate instantly assuming that new amount was invested every year of the whole tenure — it doesn't model varying contributions across different years. | Table और totals instantly recalculate हो जाते हैं यह मानकर कि वह नई amount पूरे tenure के हर साल invest की गई — यह अलग-अलग सालों में बदलते contributions को model नहीं करता।