Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Gilt
Moderate Risk
+6.81%
3Y annualised
+0.09% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 25 Sep 2025
₹64.42
Rating
4
Min. SIP amount
₹500
Fund size
₹149.23Cr

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Monthly SIP
One-Time
₹5,000 per month
Over the past
Total investment of 0
Would have become (%)

Holdings (11)

NameSectorInstrumentAssets
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec44.93%
Jammu & Kashmir State
OthersSDL13.67%
West Bengal State
OthersSDL13.65%
West Bengal State
OthersSDL13.57%
Andhra Pradesh State
FinancialSDL9.82%
Chhattisgarh State
OthersSDL0.36%
West Bengal State
OthersSDL0.35%
Rajasthan State
OthersSDL0.28%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec0.15%
ICICI Bank Ltd.
FinancialIRS-16.75%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.
FinancialIRS-33.50%
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Minimum investment amounts

Min. for 1st investment₹10,000
Min. for 2nd investment onwards₹1,000
Min. for SIP₹500

Returns and rankings

Category: Debt Gilt
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
1Y3Y5YAll
Fund returns5.9%6.8%5.2%7.1%
Category average5.1%7.2%5.3%NA
Rank with in category52220NA
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Expense ratio, exit load and tax

Expense ratio: 0.62%

Inclusive of GST

Exit load

Nil

Stamp duty

0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

Tax implication

Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.

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Fund management

Rahul Goswami
Oct 2023 - Present
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Education
Mr. Goswami is a B. Sc (Mathematics and MBA (Finance)
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC , UTI Bank Ltd. and Franklin Templeton Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.
Also manages these schemes

Fund house & investment objective

Fund house contact details

Address
Unit No.202/203/204, 2nd Floor Dalamal Tower, Plot No. 211Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai 400013
Phone
1800-425-4255 / 60004255
Launch Date
19 Feb 1996
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company
Custodian
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Registrar & Transfer Agent
Cams
Address
7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,

Pros and cons

Category: Debt Gilt

Pros

Exit load is zero
Lower expense ratio: 0.62%
Average credit rating of the fund's holdings: AAA This fund has holdings of the highest quality
1Y annualised returns higher than category average by 0.87%

Cons

3Y, 5Y and 10Y annualised returns lower than category average

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