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Retail FDI norms within next week

India may soon open the doors of multi-brand retail to global chains such as Walmart and Carrefour. A Committee of Secretaries is slated to meet next week to finalise the amount of FDI in the sector and set conditions to protect local grocers.

The committee is also likely to lay down stringent norms for back-end infrastructure such as cold storage, soil testing labs and seed farming.

The clearance will be subject to tough riders as there are apprehensions about the impact on local grocers, sources said.

On July 22, the Committee of Secretaries (CoS), headed by cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar Seth, will try to resolve inter-ministerial differences and then prepare a cabinet note for clearance.

Differences persist between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) over the FDI cap. While the department favours 51 per cent FDI, the MCA is pitching for a ceiling of 49 per cent to ensure that the control resides in the hands of Indians.

At present, the government does not allow FDI in retail, which employs 33 million people and is dominated by local grocers. However, 51 per cent FDI are permitted in single brand retail, and global chains such as Nike and Louis Vuitton have set up shops. There are no restrictions on foreign investments in wholesale cash and carry format business.

Global multi-brand retail chains have been pushing India to open up the sector to FDI. Walmart, Carrefour and Metro have opened cash-and-carry stores to tap the market.

The other difference that the secretaries have to sort out is the quantum of investment that retail chains have to earmark for back-end infrastructure.

Of the $100-million minimum investment proposed, the DIPP feels at least 50 per cent have to be earmarked for back-end infrastructure. However, the consumer affairs ministry wants a larger share of 75 per cent of FDI to be invested in back-end supply chains.

India annually loses more than Rs 1 lakh crore in farm products, including fruits and vegetables, because of a lack of proper infrastructure such as cold chain storage and warehousing.

Mutual Fund NAV

FUND EQUITY: DIVERSIFIED NAV Change RETURNS Size 3-Month 1-Year 3-Year Lifetime Equity: Large Cap DSPBR Top 100 Equity Reg 101.92 0.94 -.76 7.08 17.09 32.06 3093.54 Franklin India Bluechip 215.62 1.06 -3.06 7.19 19.20 25.06 4020.06 HSBC Equity 102.44 0.94 -4.32 2.76 8.80 31.09 887.33 ICICI Pru Focused Blue Eq Retail 16.62 0.91 -2.98 11.24 22.15 17.56 2545.23 Kotak 50 102.88 1.04 -2.53 2.42 11.49 23.37 879.04 Reliance Equity Advantage Retail 13.01 0.96 -2.95 3.79 13.62 6.91 1010.00 Sundaram Select Focus Reg 85.87 0.99 -5.20 -.56 7.73 27.02 850.85 UTI Master Plus ‘91 83.97 0.97 -3.17 5.94 11.85 13.61 904.52 Equity: Large & Mid Cap Axis Equity 10.89 1.02 -3.03 -.64 - 5.78 722.57 Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity 88.09 0.99 -3.51 4.51 18.52 27.79 2908.97 DSPBR Opportunities 86.40 1.06 -1.86 3.26 17.09 21.31 743.13 Fidelity Equity 35.53 1.08 -3.45 5.13 19.20 22.85 3368.19 Franklin India Flexi Cap 32.64 1.13 -3.47 5.24 18.80 20.42 2002.92 Franklin India Prima Plus 223.02 1.07 -2.32 6.94 17.22 20.30 1757.26 HDFC Top 200 211.32 0.97 -3.26 6.80 22.20 24.70 11064.99 ICICI Prudential Dynamic 108.49 1.05 -1.92 7.26 18.41 31.51 3814.40 Morgan Stanley Growth 60.82 0.98 -5.07 -.80 10.47 12.85 1533.46 Reliance Equity 13.70 1.02 -4.68 -9.62 5.57 6.12 1368.00 Reliance Vision 271.92 1.16 -1.18 .49 15.99 23.29 2796.00 SBI Bluechip 14.32 1.13 -3.70 -1.78 11.22 6.86 813.20 UTI Dividend Yield 32.40 0.84 -3.51 7.68 22.14 20.89 3304.26 UTI Equity 55.39 0.93 -1.84 8.44 18.38 12.07 2027.07 UTI Leadership Equity 15.26 0.99 -4.27 1.19 9.51 8.06 724.55 UTI Mastershare 54.45 1 -2.73 5.98 14.58 20.06 2550.07 UTI Opportunities 27.61 0.84 -1.25 10.93 21.67 18.50 1575.52 Equity: Multi Cap Birla Sun Life Equity 253.69 1.09 -5.05 -4.26 12.72 28.53 921.53 DSPBR Equity 49.45 1.16 -.49 6.11 19.00 24.13 2622.86 Fidelity India Special Situations 18.56 1.03 -2.70 3.86 15.57 12.77 835.45 Franklin India High Growth Com 12.85 0.97 -1.75 1.95 16.09 6.53 726.21 HDFC Equity 280.79 0.88 -2.63 8.51 25.28 22.34 9738.90 HDFC Growth 87.52 1 -2.87 5.78 17.76 22.15 1339.46 HDFC Long-term Equity 16.56 0.9 -2.36 6.90 17.60 9.75 739.48 Kotak Opportunities 45.59 1.05 -3.15 1.23 12.05 24.81 923.67 Magnum Contra 55.01 0.9 -3.39 -4.83 11.84 24.46 3128.54 Magnum Multiplier Plus 81.09 1.24 -1.84 -1.46 14.96 14.57 1166.20 Reliance Equity Opportunities 37.09 1.15 1.85 8.15 25.14 23.15 3032.00 Reliance Regular Savings Equity 30.43 1.01 -2.76 .33 17.64 20.02 3332.00 Tata Equity PE 47.62 1.42 -2.89 1.69 17.07 24.81 729.79 Templeton India Equity Income 20.58 0.66 -4.10 10.77 13.86 15.02 1133.34 Templeton India Growth 117.27 0.93 -4.51 1.17 15.34 18.91 868.99 Equity: Mid & Small Cap Birla Sun Li Dividend Yield Plus 86.54 1.02 -.14 5.85 28.40 29.37 882.50 Birla Sun Life Mid Cap 109.21 0.96 .10 -1.27 18.14 31.29 1624.03 DSPBR Small and Mid Cap Reg 18.29 1.49 1.21 6.33 23.98 13.83 1245.26 Franklin India Prima 277.67 1.01 .80 1.15 17.97 20.75 807.08 HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities 16.54 0.93 5.86 12.97 25.68 13.23 1443.65 ICICI Prudential Discovery 49.50 1.21 -.36 5.25 27.58 26.05 1767.05 IDFC Premier Equity 33.05 1.14 .16 7.60 22.18 22.92 2302.63 IDFC Small & Midcap Equity 18.92 0.95 1.06 5.84 28.72 20.96 1134.13 Magnum Global 58.61 1.16 4.81 6.91 16.50 14.10 971.05 Reliance Growth 453.75 1.38 -3.90 -3.00 14.52 27.36 6958.00 Reliance Long Term Equity 15.49 1.3 -2.61 -.58 14.94 10.10 1335.00 Sundaram Select Midcap Reg 156.71 1.25 3.39 7.32 21.28 35.82 2239.33 Equity: Tax Planning Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 77.91 0.84 -3.76 -4.69 13.16 29.63 1491.87 DSPBR Tax Saver 16.89 1.08 -3.13 -.28 14.54 12.40 831.32 Fidelity Tax Advantage 22.02 1.14 -3.36 5.45 20.03 15.82 1238.64 Franklin India Taxshield 212.11 1.04 -1.96 8.99 18.50 28.28 835.69 HDFC LT Advantage 139.55 0.83 -1.28 8.43 17.76 28.44 944.64 HDFC Taxsaver 236.23 0.79 -.95 6.29 22.67 32.91 3187.36 ICICI Prudential Tax Plan 142.32 0.84 -1.23 5.08 19.23 24.98 1323.19 Magnum Taxgain 59.65 1.19 -3.39 -1.24 11.66 18.24 5193.65 Reliance Tax Saver 21.48 1.31 -.21 4.56 20.31 14.06 2128.00 Sundaram Taxsaver 42.75 1.45 -3.29 -.75 12.41 20.20 1461.22 DSPBR World Gold Reg* 17.54 -0.66 -9.19 8.91 6.50 15.80 1000.17 Reliance Banking Retail 102.89 1.21 -6.75 12.27 32.91 33.17 1785.00 Equity: Infrastructure DSPBR T.I.G.E.R. Reg 44.19 0.98 -4.33 -8.22 9.35 23.31 2087.48 HDFC Infrastructure 11.59 0.86 -4.53 -3.78 15.24 4.50 1020.19 ICICI Prudential Infrastructure 28.87 1.3 -4.94 -2.63 8.25 19.80 2844.17 Reliance Infrastructure Retail 8.58 1.13 -11.18 -26.32 - -7.42 987.00 SBI Infrastructure Fund Series 1 9.08 1.11 -4.72 -12.69 1.40 -2.37 912.50 Tata Indo Global Infrastructure 7.61 0.83 -4.37 -1.15 2.06 -7.06 822.61 Tata Infrastructure 31.96 1.13 -4.54 -7.50 5.61 19.46 1503.41 UTI Infrastructure 31.40 1.19 -6.44 -12.46 2.47 18.52 2749.79 Equity: Others Reliance Diver Power Sector Ret 68.64 1.12 -7.13 -17.56 8.84 30.76 3403.00 Relian Natural Resources Retail 10.55 0.87 -1.98 5.81 6.03 1.61 2239.00 Sundaram Energy Opportunities 7.94 1.71 -1.05 -6.37 5.06 -6.24 1025.69 Hybrid: Equity-oriented Birla Sun Life 95 313.80 0.73 -1.56 6.23 20.50 23.65 420.55 DSPBR Balanced 67.31 0.88 .15 5.89 15.80 17.01 750.02 HDFC Balanced 58.09 0.51 2.71 12.81 22.90 17.62 351.07 HDFC Prudence 217.92 0.58 .13 8.96 24.73 21.32 6407.25 Magnum Balanced 49.92 0.77 -2.42 -.64 12.07 17.01 453.25 Reliance Regular Sav Balanced 22.40 1.11 -.61 3.92 21.13 14.14 829.00 UTI Balanced 80.87 0.82 -2.00 3.53 14.82 17.37 992.95 Hybrid: Debt-oriented Aggressive Unit Linked Insurance Plan ‘71 17.10 0.36 -.15 4.35 14.69 9.23 2299.85 UTI CCP Balanced 14.32 0.26 .09 5.83 11.70 10.36 2847.18 UTI CRTS 81 176.41 0.31 .17 3.97 13.84 10.34 399.60 UTI Retirement Benefit Pension 18.06 0.41 -.12 2.90 11.80 11.08 762.57 Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative Axis Income Saver 10.51 0.32 .99 - - 5.14 413.33 Birla Sun Life MIP II Savings 5 17.96 0.05 1.85 6.76 10.99 8.54 580.66 Birla Sun Life MIP II Wealth 25 18.30 0.28 1.76 6.38 11.30 8.83 395.34 Birla Sun Life Monthly Income 37.33 0.13 1.40 6.65 11.57 11.60 651.95 Canara Robeco MIP 30.15 0.21 1.70 6.40 12.39 12.98 351.74 FT India MIP 28.50 0.26 1.45 5.23 8.76 10.19 375.27 HDFC MIP Long-term 23.49 0.24 1.21 7.17 14.79 11.97 9545.94 HDFC MIP Short-term 17.53 0.1 1.89 5.30 9.45 7.72 427.36 HSBC MIP Savings 19.42 0.26 .60 3.46 9.93 9.40 563.97 ICICI Pru Blend Plan B Option I 15.06 0.02 2.17 7.73 6.13 6.92 1749.02 ICICI Prudential MIP 26.34 0.19 1.59 6.66 9.70 9.50 577.00 ICICI Prudential MIP 25 Reg 19.87 0.33 1.32 6.06 10.67 9.87 837.29 Magnum MIP 20.35 0.13 .39 4.08 4.95 7.13 354.31 Reliance MIP 22.07 0.26 1.20 5.64 15.69 11.07 7565.00 UTI MIS-Advantage Plan 20.67 0.26 1.20 5.94 11.10 10.06 1129.45 UTI Monthly Income Scheme 20.11 0.17 .94 5.33 10.17 8.30 664.95 Hybrid: Asset Allocation FT India Dynamic PE Ratio FoF 40.75 0.49 -.54 6.86 14.77 20.00 1600.59 Hybrid: Others Axis Triple Advantage 10.56 0.6 1.02 - - 5.61 509.15 Canara Robeco InDiGo 10.97 0.37 3.32 9.63 - 9.61 433.62 Debt: Income Birla Sun Life Dynamic Bond Ret 16.82 0.06 2.36 6.83 8.93 7.96 1872.18 Birla Sun Li Medium Term Retail 11.62 0.06 2.33 8.01 - 6.75 1516.34 ICICI Pru Bank & PSU Debt Ret 10.63 0.02 1.97 - - 6.34 639.97 Reliance Regular Sav Debt Ret 13.57 0.04 1.95 5.66 6.32 5.14 1663.00 Relig Active Income Fund Plan A 11.90 0.04 2.33 7.69 5.49 4.51 779.02 Templeton India Income 34.21 0.05 1.98 6.07 7.04 8.94 994.29 Templeton India Income Opp 11.27 0.05 2.30 6.33 - 7.85 4132.09 Debt: Short Term HDFC HI Short-term 19.83 0.05 1.93 5.80 8.81 7.52 943.40 HDFC Short-term 19.44 0.05 2.03 6.31 9.19 7.35 671.08 Kotak Bond Short-term 18.95 0.03 2.38 4.80 8.01 7.19 834.90 Reliance Short-term 18.75 0.03 1.87 5.94 8.70 7.61 1207.00 Tem India Short-term Inc Ret 2007.54 0.05 2.35 6.58 9.49 7.65 3643.92 Debt: Ultra Short Term Axis Treasury Adv Retail 1092.90 0.02 2.14 7.48 - 6.74 1081.56 Baroda Pioneer Treas Adv Reg 1133.92 0.02 2.24 7.83 - 6.36 583.80 Birla Sun Life Cash Manager 24.43 0.02 2.10 - - 7.10 2075.28 Birla Sun Life Savings Ret 18.64 0.02 2.18 7.51 6.58 6.68 6097.11 Birla Sun Li Short Term Opp Ret 15.72 0.03 2.56 8.30 7.92 7.87 898.46 Birla Sun Li Ultra Short-term Ret 18.14 0.02 2.18 7.60 6.58 6.66 1194.75 BNP Paribas Money Plus Reg 14.99 0.03 2.12 7.66 7.21 7.32 605.17 Canara Robeco Treas Adv Ret 16.43 0.02 2.10 7.35 6.52 6.55 2195.61 DSPBR Money Manager Ret 1377.13 0.03 2.06 7.42 6.21 6.67 2437.61 DWS Ultra Short Term Reg 16.28 0.03 2.17 7.30 6.59 6.82 1761.25 HDFC Cash Mgmt Treas Adv Ret 21.78 0.02 2.12 7.46 6.58 6.90 15589.53 HDFC Floating Rate Income LT 17.35 0.06 2.32 7.90 7.91 6.70 985.39 HDFC Floating Rate Inc ST Retail 16.95 0.02 2.12 7.41 6.65 7.08 2353.63 ICICI Pru Flexible Inc Regular 113.73 0.02 2.06 7.14 - 5.70 12525.03 ICICI Prudential Floating Rate A 153.48 0.02 1.98 6.98 6.04 6.35 4526.45 ICICI Prudential Floating Rate B 165.90 0.02 1.96 7.03 6.19 6.29 2157.35 IDBI Ultra Short Term 10.72 0.02 2.24 - - 7.20 1020.18 IDFC Money Mana Investment A 15.30 0.05 2.18 7.25 - 6.27 1112.44 IDFC Money Manager Treasury A 16.12 0.02 2.10 7.30 - 6.37 5499.28 IDFC Ultra Short Term 13.87 0.02 2.30 - - 8.04 709.02 JM Money Manager Super Plus 14.17 0.03 2.20 7.59 6.90 7.35 944.76 Kotak Flexi Debt Regular 15.51 0.02 2.15 6.87 6.21 6.88 1319.72 Kotak Floater LT 15.99 0.03 2.24 7.82 7.08 7.02 3472.70 L&T Freedom Inc Short-term 15.88 0.03 2.19 7.50 6.54 6.42 738.09 Magnu Float Rate Sav Plus Bond 15.58 0.03 2.27 8.04 7.49 6.54 592.27 Peerless Ultra Short Term Retail 10.98 0.03 2.59 7.86 - 6.95 65.95 Prame Ultra Short Term Bond 1069.39 0.03 2.25 - - 6.94 575.43 Princip Near Term Conservative 15.91 0.03 2.23 7.66 6.81 7.03 830.34 Reliance Floating Rate ST 15.86 0.04 2.19 7.78 - 7.59 1825.00 Reliance Medium Term 20.87 0.04 2.15 7.77 6.94 5.66 1593.00 Relian Money Manager Retail 1356.82 0.02 2.14 7.50 6.77 7.32 9558.00 Religa Ultra Short Term Retail 1356.91 0.02 2.08 7.59 6.44 7.04 2151.67 SBI Horizon Debt Ultra ST Ret 12.93 0.02 2.17 7.75 6.38 6.70 6885.06 Sundaram Ultra ST Ret 13.15 0.02 1.90 6.47 6.02 6.68 1140.77 Tata Floater 15.04 0.03 2.22 7.96 7.01 7.23 4794.22 Ta Ultra Short Term Bond Ret 1172.97 0.02 2.02 7.78 - 6.29 1251.10 Templeton Floating Rate Ret 18.37 0.02 2.12 7.51 7.20 6.66 979.13 Templeton India Low Duration 10.81 0.03 2.61 - - 6.09 1024.92 Tem India Ultra Short Bond Ret 12.82 0.02 2.15 7.71 6.84 7.21 2520.05 UTI Floating Rate ST Reg 1633.78 0.02 2.03 7.39 6.88 6.43 2198.62 UTI Treasury Advantage 2545.25 0.02 2.10 7.44 6.55 8.11 11503.04 Debt: Liquid Axis Liquid Retail 1092.92 0.02 2.07 7.50 - 6.73 3502.09 Baroda Pioneer Liquid 1744.05 0.02 2.15 7.69 6.14 6.09 3425.63 Birla Sun Life Cash Plus Ret 26.52 0.02 2.08 7.06 5.97 7.17 19776.19 Birla Sun Life Floating Rate ST 16.54 0.02 2.19 7.67 6.70 6.40 1048.45 BNP Paribas Overnight Reg 15.04 0.02 2.11 7.46 6.63 6.12 1259.49 Canara Robeco Liquid Ret 18.10 0.02 1.97 6.96 6.22 6.45 2759.52 DSPBR Liquidity Reg 23.82 0.02 2.09 7.47 5.98 6.72 2666.30 DWS Insta Cash Plus Reg 16.75 0.02 2.01 7.19 6.40 6.27 3375.24 DWS Treasury Cash Reg 11.09 0.02 - - - .65 1299.82 Fidelity Cash Ret 13.36 0.02 2.00 7.10 5.84 6.46 763.64 HDFC Cash Mgmt Savings 20.99 0.03 2.13 7.58 6.63 6.98 3034.82 HDFC Liquid 19.85 0.02 2.11 7.41 6.41 6.59 9926.88 ICICI Prudential Liquid 240.80 0.02 1.96 6.85 5.91 6.96 20818.05 IDBI Liquid 1077.78 0.02 2.14 7.69 - 7.67 3293.98 IDFC Cash 17.82 0.02 2.04 7.19 6.14 5.93 8574.46 IDFC Liquid Plan A 1418.22 0.03 - - - 1.31 766.75 JM High Liquidity Reg 27.42 0.02 2.17 7.81 6.58 7.73 3006.44 JP Morgan India Liquid Retail 11.93 0.02 2.07 7.46 - 6.47 1121.88 Kotak Floater ST 16.44 0.02 2.16 7.71 6.37 6.41 3213.00 Kotak Liquid Regular 19.32 0.02 2.01 7.00 5.97 6.30 4572.41 L&T Liquid 19.94 0.02 2.08 7.44 6.23 6.61 1408.12 LIC Nomura MF Liquid* 18.34 0.02 1.99 7.31 6.75 6.71 2878.21 Magnum InstaCash 22.30 0.02 2.09 7.56 6.34 6.82 2030.03 Peerless Liquid Retail 10.90 0.02 1.79 7.19 - 6.40 4747.05 Pramerica Liquid 1070.92 0.02 2.11 - - 7.09 714.44 Principal Cash Mgmt 15.63 0.02 2.13 7.60 6.52 6.71 1094.74 Reliance Liquid Cash 16.29 0.02 2.16 7.38 5.09 5.21 5517.00 Reliance Liquid Treasury 23.98 0.02 2.08 7.23 6.41 6.78 3898.00 Reliance Liquidity 15.13 0.03 2.15 7.66 6.71 7.05 14111.00 Religare Liquid Retail 1353.74 0.02 1.96 7.18 6.18 6.72 2709.00 SBI Premier Liquid Inst 15.96 0.02 2.13 7.63 6.29 6.31 6063.10 Sundaram Money 20.29 0.02 1.74 6.12 5.51 6.43 1029.45 Tata Liquid 2294.76 0.02 2.06 7.21 6.19 6.66 4883.17 Taurus Liquid 1317.24 0.02 1.92 7.49 5.74 5.82 2840.26 Templeton India TMA Reg 2460.23 0.02 2.04 7.24 6.22 7.05 2407.03 UTI Liquid Cash Regular 1614.83 0.02 1.99 7.05 6.11 6.13 14701.43 Net asset value (NAV) as on July 13, 2011. Schemes marked with * indicate NAV from previous day. Change indicates gain/loss (in Rs) in NAV over previous trading day. Lifetime represents return (in per cent) since inception. 3-month and 1-year returns are absolute, 3-year and lifetime returns are annualised. Size indicates asset under management in Rs crore. Source: Value Research (www.valueresearchonline.com)

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