Putnam Investments
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, MA 02109
	March 5, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	Putnam Fund for Growth and Income (Reg. Nos. (2-13644) (811-00781)) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 123 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. 123 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 and was filed electronically on February 28, 2014.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Jesse D. Ritter at 1-800-225-2465, ext.17006.

		Very truly yours,
		Putnam Fund for Growth and Income
		/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
	By:
		Jonathan S. Horwitz
		Executive Vice President, Principal Executive
		Officer and Compliance Liaison
cc: James Thomas, Esq.
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