CORPUS FUND

 

CORPUS FUND

 

The Foundation has received Rs.550.00 crores as Corpus Fund from the Govt. of India meaning thereby that the principal amount remains intact and kept invested in fixed deposit with banks and the interest accrued on the investment of the Corpus fund is the fund available to the Foundation to carry out its objective. The Corpus Fund of Rs.550.00 crores, received from the Govt. of India has been kept invested as detailed below (as on 31.8.2010):-

S.No.

Nature of Investment

Amount (Rs.in crores)

1.

Govt. of India 8% saving (Taxable)Bonds

5.00

2.

Fixed Deposit with Corporation Bank

99.00

3.

Fixed Deposit with Oriental Bank of Commerce

12.51

4.

Fixed Deposit with ICICI BANK

219.99

5.

Fixed Deposit with IDBI BANK

213.50

 

TOTAL

550.00


 

The amount of Corpus Fund of Rs.550.00 crores have been received from the Govt. of India in different financial years as detailed below:

Sl.No.

Year

Amount (Rs.in Crores)

1

1992-1993

5.00

2

1995-1996

25.01

3

1997-1998

40.00

4

2005-2006

29.99

5

2006-2007

100.00

6

2007-2008

50.00

7

2008-2009

60.00

8

2009-2010

21.66

9

2009-2010

93.34

10

2010-2011

125.00

 

TOTAL

550.00


 

The Foundation has also received contribution of Rs.5.00 lakh from M/s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) and Rs.2.00 lakh from M/s Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) during the year 2008-09 towards Corpus Fund of the Foundation which has been kept invested in fixed deposit with State Bank of India.