New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Dividend stocks often enjoy significant attention from investors because of constant payment. They let investors enjoy regular income, along with the potential for capital appreciation. Public provident fund (PPF), offers predictable and government-backed returns, and emerge as a relatively safer option for risk-averse investors. What if income from dividend stocks would beat interest earned from PPF? Here are few such stocks that stand out.

Government-backed PPF scheme offers a 7.1% annual interest rate. Majestic Auto, Jagran Prakash, Indo Borax, and PTC India are among the key companies that have higher dividend yield than PPF annual returns.

Launched in 1968 by the National Savings Institute of the Ministry of ...