This was Section 80C under the Income-tax Act 1961. See the mapping
Chapter VIII: Deductions
Section 123, Income-tax Act 2025: Deduction for life insurance premia, deferred annuity, provident fund contributions, etc.
Plain-English summary
This is the new home of the investment deduction everyone knew as Section 80C. If you pay the old-regime way, you can deduct up to ₹1.5 lakh a year for the familiar basket: EPF and PPF contributions, life insurance premiums, ELSS mutual funds, 5-year tax-saver fixed deposits, home-loan principal repayment, children's tuition fees, NSC and Sukanya Samriddhi deposits. The limit, the basket and the lock-in rules carry over from the 1961 Act. Only the section number changed. Under the default new regime this deduction is not available.
Worked example
Salaried employee, old regime
Ritu contributes ₹1,10,000 to EPF and pays ₹28,000 LIC premium and ₹40,000 into PPF, a total of ₹1,78,000 of eligible payments. Her deduction is capped at ₹1,50,000. At the 30% slab this saves her ₹46,800 including cess.
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