DIVOC 2020
Development fund for Indian economy’s Victory Over Corona in 2020
A potential solution to revive Indian economy from COVID 19 setback
* DIVOC is COVID read backwards and it indicates process to reverse COVID’s impact
The Background
Covid 19 outbreak has resulted in Global and National calamity. In India almost 70% of economic activity has come to a stand still threatening the survival of businesses that can potentially result in huge job losses/pay cuts and corresponding loss of significant revenue to the government that is supposed to be used for various economic and social welfare schemes. This kind of adverse economic situation has not been witnessed by us in our lifetime.
History has proven that mankind has emerged stronger and more connected after such setbacks over last 100’s of years. This shall also pass
In times of such crisis, it is important that, Countrymen and Business houses that are better off and sitting on liquidity should come forward and contribute towards economic revival NOT as a ‘Donation’ but as an ‘INVESTMENT’ that can yield good returns for them while it rescues the economy and helps it tide through these testing times
The subsequent slides provide the underlying principals on which the fund should be raised, invested and
returned/safeguarded, while it creates a huge impetus for the economy without depending on any external help
COVID 19 DISTANCED US, THE ABOVE ACT WILL REUNITE US
Year 2020 – The COVID 19 Impact
Key Objectives of the Fund
Contributors to the fund
Who should Invest?
- Individuals with enough liquid funds in their saving balance, fixed deposits , debt and mutual Target segment is top 1 crore
Individual taxpayers of the country
- Corporate/Industrial houses with
- Large treasury balances and/or good debt cover,
- Include their CSR contribution
- Banks in proportion of additional liquidity released to the banks by RBI should mandatorily invested in this fund
How much should one invest?
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`Contributors to the fund Contd…
- If top 1,00,00,0000 individual taxpayers can INVEST average INR 2,00,000.
- INR 2,00,000 crores can be raised only from individuals and
- Equivalent amount of INR 2,00,000 crs invested by banks
- This methodology can generate a rescue fund of almost INR 6,00,000 – 8,00,000 crores and it will serve 2 key purposes,
- Its an investment with a good return guaranteed by government and not a mere tax hit imposed that impacts the individuals adversely
- Funds will be used for revival and growth of businesses thereby driving consumption, save jobs and keep government tax revenues moving
- Additional voluntary contributions may be allowed
Return proposition for Investor
The fund will carry following commercial terms,
- Tenure of investment – 5 years
- 6% per annum fixed return on investment , payable quarterly
- 1% per annum accumulated return to be paid along with principle invested at the time of maturity, subject to fund generating enough returns
- Principle to be returned at the end of year 5 and carry a call option after which can be exercised by
The Fund anytime after 2 years in one go or in parts
- 0% TDS on interest payout
- Government of India to provide sovereign guarantee for any shortfall through 100% tax credit
How the fund should operate?
- It should be a Special Situation Fund set up by center (AIF)
- Minimum contribution of Rs 1,00,000 should be permitted
- Following allocation matrix may be followed,
| Micro businesses | Small businesses | Medium size businesses | Large businesses |
| Funding need up to Rs 1 cr or turnover upto Rs 1 crs
20% fund allocation Average funding of Rs 25 lacs |
Funding need upto Rs 10 crs or turnover upto Rs 25 crs
30% fund allocation Average funding Rs 2.5 crs |
Funding need upto Rs 100 crs or turnover upto Rs 500 crs
30% fund allocation Average funding Rs 25 crs |
Funding need of Rs 100 crs plus or turnover of Rs 500 cr plus
20% fund allocation Average Rs 100 crs |
- Fund should invite online application and proposal from various segments across the Industry level matrices based initial assessment screens should be developed for filtering proposals. NPA and stressed a/cs should also be considered
- Central governance team of senior retired bankers, fund managers both public and private should be established and similarly teams at each state shall be setup to facilitate
- Diligence and disbursement process to be made as faceless as possible
- Fund management team will be eligible for 1% per annum management fees to manage the fund
- Fund will be deployed as debt, equity, mix of debt or equity depending on the requirement of the businesses
- Fund Target to generate average 10 % per annum returns
- Suitable principal moratorium should be provided to ensure business revival
- Listing of fund units over stock exchanges should be valuated to ensure greater liquidity
Investor Capital Protection Terms
Considering the fund can have high delinquency, say up to 20-25% due to current opaqueness on how future will shape up, it is proposed that Investor’s principal contribution and returns shall be guaranteed
In case funds fall short off the prescribed return plus capital to be returned at the end of 5 years, the difference should be adjusted in income tax liability of the contributor till it is fully recovered along with interest of 6 percent per annum
The above proposal and act of solidarity by our countrymen will help us tide these tough times and we will come out bigger, better and will achieve inclusive prosperity in future
Author of the proposal
Email : rajat@pcubeadvisors.com
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat-shail-kumar-b1951a10/
Brief Profile : Rajat is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of professional experience with recent
experience as first-generation entrepreneur and have held CEO/CFO position with large domestic and
multinational companies
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