Mutual Funds eligible for RGESS (Sec 80CCG)

Earlier I had written about details of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) under Section 80CCG and steps to invest in the same.

Here is a list of Mutual Fund Schemes which are eligible for RGESS. Though there is no limit of how much you can invest in these schemes but the maximum benefit for tax saving purpose is capped at Rs. 50,000. So I would advise not to invest more than Rs. 50,000 in total in these schemes.

Another point to note is as RGESS is meant for first time stock investors; it might be risky for them to invest in stocks directly. Hence it makes sense to pick any of the mutual funds/ ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) listed below.

ETFs eligible for RGESS:

1. Birla Sun Life NIFTY ETF
2. Goldman Sachs Junior BeES
3. Goldman Sachs Bank BeES
4. Goldman Sachs S&P Shariah BeES
5. Goldman Sachs Nifty BeES
6. IIFL Nifty ETF
7. Kotak Nifty ETF
8. Kotak Sensex ETF
9. Motilal Oswal MOSt Shares M50 ETF
10. Quantum Index Fund
11. Religare Nifty Exchange Traded Fund
12. SBI Sensex ETF
13. R* Shares CNX 100 Fund ETF [from Reliance AMC]
14. ICICI Prudential Nifty ETF

Close Ended Mutual Funds eligible for RGESS:

Also there are following close ended Mutual Funds which are open for subscription:

The minimum subscription for all the above schemes is Rs 5,000.

Also Read: List of stocks eligible for RGESS

Here is the advertisement by UTI for their RGESS Fund NFO:

UTI Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme NFO