Rajiv gandhi equity savings scheme (rgess)

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19 February 2013 As per section 80CCG an individual can claim maximum of 25000 deduction ie 50% of Rs.50,000.

I want to know, whether an individual can invest more than Rs.50,000 in the RGESS without considering the tax benefit?

Deepak Agrawal

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19 February 2013 yes. Investment can be made for more than Rs. 50,000/- under this scheme. But, the eligible investment would be only Rs.50,000/- for the deduction u/s. 80CCG.

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19 February 2013 YES, INDIVIDUAL CAN INVEST ANY AMOUNT ....... BUT DEDUCTION WILL BE AVAILABLE UPTO ON RS. 50000/-

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Rahul Sharma

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19 February 2013 If you are an Indian resident, earn less than Rs 10 lakh a year and have not done any equity transactions before 23 November 2012, then you are eligible for investing under the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS). Under this scheme, first-time equity investors can invest up to Rs 50,000 in approved stocks and mutual funds and claim income tax deduction on 50 per cent of the amount under Section 80 CCG of the Income Tax Act. This is over and above the Rs 1 lakh limit under Section 80 C.

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20 February 2013 That means the maximum investment which can be made through the RGESS scheme is limited to Rs.50,000?

Otherwise it can be say that, one can invest any amount through his DEMAT, but only Rs.50000 can be done through the RGESS which is linked with S:80CCG.

Am I right?

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