Putnam Investments
                                        One Post Office Square
                                        Boston, MA 02109
                                        March 4, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

RE: Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust (Reg. Nos. 2-43384)
    (811-02280)
    Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund
pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 42 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the
"Amendment") would not have differed from that contained in the
Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration
Statement.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to
James F. Clark, Esq. at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 18939.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust

                                        /s/ Charles E. Porter
                                    By: _______________________________________
                                        Charles E. Porter
                                        Executive Vice President, Associate
                                        Treasurer and Principal Executive
                                        Officer

cc: Ropes & Gray LLP