Update on redemption of Tax saving Mutual funds of year 2010

Earlier I had given details of investment made in tax savings mutual funds in year 2010 and recently in early 2013.
Three year locking period was completed In January 2013 for all the investments done in 2010.
My observation during these three years:
1. Fixed deposit or PPF is better option for tax saving.
2. ELSS mutual fund returns are not good. Instead it is better to invest in PPF for tax saving purpose.
3. Investing in Good stocks if you want to get benefit of appreciation from stock market as Good stocks will give returns better than ELSS Mutual funds as there is additional cost involved in mutual funds like fund management, employee cost, commissions etc.

Details of Redemption:

Fund Name	Purchase Date	Purchase Amount	Sell Date	Sell Amount
Kotak Taxsaver - Dividend (KM100)	21/12/2009	2000	07/01/2013	2563.15
Reliance Tax Saver Fund - Dividend (RC182)	07/01/2010	5000	18/02/2013	4802.12
SBI Magnum Tax Gain Scheme 93 - Dividend (SB023)	07/01/2010	5000	18/02/2013	4015.40
Birla SunLife Tax Relief 96 - Growth (BM382)	07/01/2010	5000	10/01/2013	5440.54
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund - Dividend (HS107)	07/01/2010	3000	18/02/2013	3361.75
Religare Tax Plan - Dividend (LT011)	08/01/2010	2000	29/05/2013	2077.75
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund - Dividend (HS107)	27/01/2010	2000	18/02/2013	2241.16

Dividend is also credited for few dividend schemes and Details of dividend is as below:

• Reliance Tax Saver Fund - Dividend
• 11-Feb-2011 : 520
• 29-Mar-2012 : 520
• 25-Jan-2013 : 243
• Total Dividend: 1283
• Religare Tax Plan - Dividend
• 20-Jan-2011: 312
• 30-Mar-2011: 117
• Total Dividend: 429
• HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund - Dividend
• 19-Feb-2010: 373
• Total Dividend: 373
• SBI Magnum Tax Gain Scheme 93 - Dividend
• 22-Mar-2012: 394
• 18-Mar-2011 :450
• 05-Mar-2010 : 450
• Total Dividend: 1294