Under section 80C, you can avail tax deductions against the investments made under the following financial instruments. The list also includes some payments that are covered under section 80C to provide tax relief -

• Investments in ELSS funds i.e. Equity linked saving scheme
• Investments in PPF i.e. Public provident fund
• Investments in EPF i.e. Employee provident fund
• Investments in NSC i.e. National savings certificates
• Investments in ULIPs i.e. Unit linked insurance plans
• Payment of premiums against life insurance policy
• Investments in tax-saving fixed deposits
• Investments in senior citizens savings scheme
• Investments in sukanya samriddhi yojana
• Repayment of home loan
• Payment of children's tuition fees

Note: the maximum tax deduction benefit that you can avail under section 80c is Rs 1,50,000 which will be inclusive of all the above mentioned investments and payments. To get a fuller understanding of this, read further in this Article.