With less than three months to go before this financial year ends, investors are in a rush to save tax, and submit tax declarations to their accounts departments. Wealth managers say there is a general aversion to equity-linked tax-saving products among
investors in the last-minute rush to invest because of the turmoil in the stock market. They say those averse to risk could option for safer instruments such as public provident fund (PPF). One can invest up to Rs 1,50,000 in a financial year and save tax
under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. These and other options are illustrated below:. - www.economictimes.indiatimes.com