IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025No change in 2026Chapter VI · Other Fund Management Activities
Chapter VI · Other Fund Management Activities
Regulation 100 – Distribution policy
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Investment Trusts — REITs & InvITs: Setting up and running listed and unlisted Investment Trusts, from sponsor to distribution.
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In plain English
Distribution policy: SPVs distribute at least 90% of net distributable cash flows to the /holdco; the trust distributes at least 90% to unit-holders; holdco passes 100% of SPV cash flows and 90% of its own; publicly-offered InvITs distribute at least half-yearly, within 15 days of declaration. Sale proceeds not reinvested within a year must be distributed.
In plain English
≥90% of net distributable cash flows to unit-holders
IT — distribution
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The rule, in its own words
Read the exact text of Regulation 100
100. (1) With respect to distributions made by the Investment Trust and the holdco and/or SPV,-
(a) not less than ninety per cent. (90%) of net distributable cash flows of the SPV shall be distributed to the Investment Trust /holdco in proportion of its holding in the SPV;
(b) not less than ninety per cent. (90%) of net distributable cash flows of the Investment Trust shall be distributed to the unit holders;
(c) with regard to distribution of net distributable cash flows by the holdco to the Investment Trust, the following shall be complied:
(i) with respect to the cash flows received by the holdco from underlying SPVs, hundred per cent. (100%) of such cash flows received by the holdco shal…
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100. (1) With respect to distributions made by the Investment Trust and the holdco and/or SPV,-
(a) not less than ninety per cent. (90%) of net distributable cash flows of the SPV shall be distributed to the Investment Trust /holdco in proportion of its holding in the SPV;
(b) not less than ninety per cent. (90%) of net distributable cash flows of the Investment Trust shall be distributed to the unit holders;
(c) with regard to distribution of net distributable cash flows by the holdco to the Investment Trust, the following shall be complied:
(i) with respect to the cash flows received by the holdco from underlying SPVs, hundred per cent. (100%) of such cash flows received by the holdco shall be distributed to the Investment Trust; and
(ii) with respect to the cash flows generated by the holdco on its own, not less than ninety per cent. (90%) of such net distributable cash flows shall be distributed by the holdco to the Investment Trust.
(d) such distributions shall be declared and made not less than once every six (6) months in every financial year in case of publicly offered InvITs and shall be made not later than fifteen (15) days from the date of such declaration.
(2) If any infrastructure asset or property, as the case may be, is sold by the Investment Trust or holdco or SPV or if the equity shares or interest in the holdco/ SPV are sold by the Investment Trust:
(a) If the Investment Trust proposes to re-invest the sale proceeds into infrastructure asset or another property, as the case may be, it shall not be required to distribute any sales proceeds to the investors;
(b) If the Investment Trust proposes not to invest the sales proceeds into any other infrastructure asset or property, as the case may be, within a period of one (1) year, it shall be required to distribute the same in accordance with sub-regulation (1).
Statutory text — Principal Regulations, 2025 (as amended to 30 January 2026), consolidated where amended. The notified Gazette text prevails. Tap a highlighted word for how it functions.
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What this means in practice
Compliance actions
Applies to
Investment Trust
Frequency
At least half-yearly (public InvITs)
Evidence
NDCF computation and distribution records
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The numbers that matter
Requirement
Threshold
On crossing
IT — distribution
≥90% of net distributable cash flows to unit-holders
Distribute at least half-yearly (public InvITs)
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Where it connects
Read alongside
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Check yourself
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Test yourself on Regulation 100
6 questions in the unified bank test this regulation. Each explains every option and cites the provision.
An Investment Trust must distribute at least what share of net distributable cash flows to unit-holders?
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