New Delhi, April 5 -- As the new finance year (2025-26) has kicked off and majority of salaried individuals are likely to go with new tax regime. They tend to believe that they have a lower incentive of investing in tax-saving instruments such as Public Provident Fund (PPF). It is important to note that investment in PPF may not give you tax benefit but the interest income will still remain tax free even in the new tax regime.

Moreover, with markets being volatile, conservative investors have all the more reason to invest in instruments which offer assured returns - 7.1 percent in case of PPF.

Interest is calculated on a monthly basis on the minimum balance between 5th and the end of the month.

Although interest is calculated every mon...