New Delhi, March 17 -- Prior to investing in amutual fund scheme, investors tend to compare its past returns with those of similar schemes in the same category. Besides past returns, investors are also supposed to evaluate other factors which include past performance of the fund manager, overall market performance and reputation of the fund house, among others.

Here, we list out the top performing equity linked savings schemes, or ELSS, which have delivered high returns in the past 10 years.

For the initiated, equity linked savings schemes refer to the schemes which invest at least 80 percent in stocks in accordance withEquity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005, notified by the Ministry of Finance. These schemes have a lock-in period of three y...