Section 80 Deduction Table
Allowed Limit (maximum)
 Section      Deduction on                                               FY 2018-19
 80C          Investment in PPF                                          Rs. 1,50,000
              – Employee’s share of PF contribution
              – NSCs
              – Life Insurance Premium payment
              – Children’s Tuition Fee
              – Principal Repayment of home loan
              – Investment in Sukanya Samridhi Account
              – ULIPS
              – ELSS
              – Sum paid to purchase deferred annuity
              – Five year deposit scheme
              – Senior Citizens savings scheme
              – Subscription to notified securities/notified deposits
              scheme
              – Contribution to notified Pension Fund set up by Mutual
              Fund or UTI.
              – Subscription to Home Loan Account scheme of the
              National Housing Bank
              – Subscription to deposit scheme of a public sector or
              company engaged in providing housing finance
              – Contribution to notified annuity Plan of LIC
              – Subscription to equity shares/ debentures of an
              approved eligible issue
              – Subscription to notified bonds of NABARD
 80CCC        For amount deposited in annuity plan of LIC or any other   -
              insurer for a pension from a fund referred to in Section
              10(23AAB)
 80CCD(1)     Employee’s contribution to NPS account (maximum up to      -
              Rs 1,50,000)
 80CCD(2)     Employer’s contribution to NPS account                     Maximum up to 10% of
                                                                         salary
 80CCD(1B     Additional contribution to NPS                             Rs. 50,000
 )
                                                                    Allowed Limit (maximum)
Section    Deduction on                                             FY 2018-19
80TTA(1)   Interest Income from Savings account                     Maximum up to 10,000
80TTB      Exemption of interest from banks, post office, etc.      Maximum up to 50,000
           Applicable only to senior citizens
80GG       For rent paid when HRA is not received from employer     Least of :
                                                                    – Rent paid minus 10% of
                                                                    total income
                                                                    – Rs. 5000/- per month
                                                                    – 25% of total income
80E        Interest on education loan                               Interest paid for a period
                                                                    of 8 years
80EE       Interest on home loan for first time home owners         Rs 50,000
80CCG      Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme for investments in Equities   Lower of
                                                                    – 50% of amount invested
                                                                    in equity shares; or
                                                                    – Rs 25,000
80D        Medical Insurance – Self, spouse, children               – Rs. 25,000
           Medical Insurance – Parents more than 60 years old or    – Rs. 50,000
           (from FY 2015-16) uninsured parents more than 80 years
           old
80DD       Medical treatment for handicapped dependent or payment   – Rs. 75,000
           to specified scheme for maintenance of handicapped       – Rs. 1,25,000
           dependent
           – Disability is 40% or more but less than 80%
           – Disability is 80% or more
80DDB      Medical Expenditure on Self or Dependent Relative for    – Lower of Rs 40,000 or
           diseases specified in Rule 11DD                          the amount actually paid
           – For less than 60 years old                             – Lower of Rs 1,00,000 or
           – For more than 60 years old                             the amount actually paid
80U        Self-suffering from disability :                         – Rs. 75,000
                                                                 Allowed Limit (maximum)
Section   Deduction on                                           FY 2018-19
          – An individual suffering from a physical disability   – Rs. 1,25,000
          (including blindness) or mental retardation.
          – An individual suffering from severe disability
80GGB     Contribution by companies to political parties         Amount contributed (not
                                                                 allowed if paid in cash)
80GGC     Contribution by individuals to political parties       Amount contributed (not
                                                                 allowed if paid in cash)
80RRB     Deductions on Income by way of Royalty of a Patent     Lower of Rs 3,00,000 or
                                                                 income received