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Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Gilt
Moderate Risk
+6.41%
3Y annualised
+0.14% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 10 Feb '26
₹65.31
Min. SIP amount
₹500
Fund size
₹184.15 Cr
Expense ratio
0.62%

Return calculator

Monthly SIP
One time
Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹61,292
+2.15%
3 years₹1,80,000₹1,97,885
+9.94%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,47,365
+15.79%

Holdings (14)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
GOISovereignGOI Sec51.52%
Uttarakhand StateOthersSDL11.07%
Andhra Pradesh StateFinancialSDL8.53%
Punjab StateOthersSDL8.17%
Haryana StateOthersSDL5.62%
Rajasthan StateOthersSDL2.77%
Uttarakhand StateOthersSDL2.60%
Bihar StateOthersSDL1.73%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.58%
Chhattisgarh StateOthersSDL0.29%
West Bengal StateOthersSDL0.28%
Standard Chartered BankFinancialIRS-5.43%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialIRS-13.58%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.FinancialIRS-27.15%
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Minimum investments

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

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+6.4%+5.3%+6.6%+7.0%
Category average (Debt Gilt)+6.8%+4.9%+7.0%--
Rank (Debt Gilt)201820--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Nil

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.
Check past data

Compare similar funds

Name1Y3YFund Size(Cr)
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund Direct Plan Growth
+5.88%+7.90%9,240.09
Baroda BNP Paribas Gilt Fund Direct Growth
Baroda BNP Paribas Gilt Fund Direct Growth
+4.29%+7.39%1,132.07
Tata Gilt Securities Fund Direct Growth
Tata Gilt Securities Fund Direct Growth
+4.07%+7.28%1,167.20
HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth
+4.31%+7.09%2,740.18
Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth
Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth
+4.96%+6.41%184.15
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Fund management

RG
Rahul Goswami
Oct 2023 - Present
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AT
Anuj Tagra
Mar 2024 - Present
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Education
Mr. Anuj Tagra is a graduate of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Union Bank of India and Fidelity Investments.

About Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 19 Feb 1996. Rahul Goswami is the Current Fund Manager of Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,26,065 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 10 Feb 2026 is ₹65.31. The Franklin India Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹10,000. ;

Investment Objective

The Scheme seeks to generate return through investments in sovereign securities issued by the Central Government and / or a State Government and / or any security unconditionally guaranteed by the central Government and / or State Government for repayment of Principal and Interest.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY All Duration G-Sec Index
Scheme Information Document(SID)

Fund house

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Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Rank (total assets)#11 in India
Total AUM₹1,26,065.13 Cr
Date of Incorporation19 Feb 1996
Phone1800-425-4255 / 60004255
E-mailNA
Websitehttp://www.franklintempletonindia.com
Launch Date19 Feb 1996
AddressUnit No.202/203/204, 2nd Floor Dalamal Tower, Plot No. 211Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai 400013
CustodianHongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Email[email protected]
Websitewww.camsonline.com
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,
Vaishnavi Tech Park, South Tower, 3rd FloorSarjapur Main Road, Bellandur, Bengaluru – 560103Karnataka
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