1. 1 Impact of Organizational Culture on Brand Value. An analytical Case
study of Companies functioning in Dubai
2 Emerging Trends in Corporate Capital Structure Patterns - A Study of
selected Manufacturing Industries
3 Motivational Factors and Entrepreneurship: A Study With Reference To
Self Help Groups in Varanasi
4 Accounting Information and Stock Price Reaction of Listed Companies
— Empirical Evidence from all Listed Companies from NSE in Private
sector banks
5 Investors Attitude towards Mutual Funds Investments: A Study of Delhi-
NCR Region
6 An Empirical Study on Managers with Relation to Emotional Intelligence
and Job Burnout: Impact of Demographic Variables
7 Assessing Organizational Citizenship Behavior and its Relationship with
Employees Engagement in Indian Organizations
8 Value stream mapping: A tool for Indian Agri-food supply chain
9 Achieving Millennium Development Goal of Inclusive Growth through
Financial Inclusion
10 Work Life Balance: A Key Driver of Employee Engagement
11 Impact of TQS on Financial Performance of the Business through Service
Profit Chain
12 Anatomy of a financial collapse: Ethical, Managerial, and Governance
Issues
13 A Study on Spouse Sobriety Influence on Alcoholic Anonymous Group
Members
14 Women Empowerment: In Present Scenario
15 Employable Skills of Today’s Youth: The Present Demand of the Recruiters
16 The Virtual Youth and The Changing Sociological Perspectives
17 Gender Discrimination at Work-Place : A Bane To Women Empowerment
In India
18 Impact Of E-Learning In LIS Profession
19 A Case Study of Chit Fund Scam In India
20 Women Online Shopping: A critical review of literature
21 Employment and production of handicrafts in Jammu and Kashmir: An
economic analysis
22 A Study of Attitude of different Faculty Research Scholars towards
Research
23 World of Fantasy in Arun Joshi’s The City and River
24 Process Development of Hemp Dyeing with Natural Dye Extracted from
“Rehum emodi Roots” (Dolu) with special reference “Uttarakhand”
25 A Study on the Impact of Product Review upon Consumer’s Perception
towards E-Commerce Adoption
Pradeep Kumar Pillai, Sunita Dwivedi
Dr. Sukhdev Singh, Rajni Sofat
Sofia Khan
Udayan Kachchhy, Dr. Bhavik U Swadia
Dr. Bharti Wadhwa, Dr. Anubha Vashisht, Ms. Davinder Kaur.
Manish Dayal, Dr. Shalini Srivastava.
Dr. Meera Shanker
Anil Kumar, Dr. G.S. Kushwaha
Shivangi Bhatia, Dr. Seema Singh.
Dr. Priya Sharma
Dr. Jyoti Sharma
Bernard Arogyaswamy
Dr. P. Jenis Mary
Manjeet Kumari, Upasana Chhabra
Dr. K. Anant Acharya, Dr. Vibha Jain, Manish Puntambekar
Smriti Tripathi
Dr. Aarti Sinha
Dr. Vandana Sengar, Kanchan Kishor Shegokar
Dr.Saikat Gochhait, Dr.P.C Tripathy
Rohit Singh
Towseef Mohi Ud Din
Mohammad Saquib Taufique
Veena.P
Vibha Kapoor
Dr. Pratyush Tripathi
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VOL.3 ISSUE 1 ISSN: 2320-8236 JANUARY-MARCH 2015
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1 Impact of Organizational Culture on Brand Value. An analytical Case study of Companies functioning in Dubai
Pradeep Kumar Pillai, Sunita Dwivedi
1-8
2 Emerging Trends in Corporate Capital Structure Patterns - A Study of selected Manufacturing Industries
Dr. Sukhdev Singh, Rajni Sofat
9-19
3 Motivational Factors and Entrepreneurship: A Study With Reference To Self Help Groups in Varanasi
Sofia Khan
20- 28
4 Accounting Information and Stock Price Reaction of Listed Companies — Empirical Evidence from all Listed Companies from
NSE in Private sector banks
Udayan Kachchhy, Dr. Bhavik U Swadia
29-34
5 Investors Attitude towards Mutual Funds Investments: A Study of Delhi-NCR Region
Dr. Bharti Wadhwa, Dr. Anubha Vashisht, Ms. Davinder Kaur.
29-32
6 An Empirical Study on Managers with Relation to Emotional Intelligence and Job Burnout: Impact of Demographic Variables
Manish Dayal, Dr. Shalini Srivastava.
33-39
7 Assessing Organizational Citizenship Behavior and its Relationship with Employees Engagement in Indian Organizations
Dr. Meera Shanker
39-44
8 Value stream mapping: A tool for Indian Agri-food supply chain
Anil Kumar, Dr. G.S. Kushwaha
45-54
9 Achieving Millennium Development Goal of Inclusive Growth through Financial Inclusion
Shivangi Bhatia, Dr. Seema Singh.
55- 58
10 Work Life Balance: A Key Driver of Employee Engagement
Dr. Priya Sharma
59- 64
11 Impact of TQS on Financial Performance of the Business through Service Profit Chain
Dr. Jyoti Sharma
65- 79
12 Anatomy of a financial collapse: Ethical, Managerial, and Governance Issues
Bernard Arogyaswamy
80- 89
13 A Study on Spouse Sobriety Influence on Alcoholic Anonymous Group Members
Dr. P. Jenis Mary
90-95
14 Women Empowerment: In Present Scenario
Manjeet Kumari, Upasana Chhabra
96- 98
15 Employable Skills of Today’s Youth: The Present Demand of the Recruiters
Dr. K. Anant Acharya, Dr. Vibha Jain, Manish Puntambekar
99- 102
16 The Virtual Youth and The Changing Sociological Perspectives
Smriti Tripathi
103- 107
17 Gender Discrimination at Work-Place : A Bane To Women Empowerment In India
Dr. Aarti Sinha
108-110
18 Impact Of E-Learning In LIS Profession
Dr. Vandana Sengar, Kanchan Kishor Shegokar
111- 112
19 Women Online Shopping: A critical review of literature
Rohit Singh
113-116
20 Employment and production of handicrafts in Jammu and Kashmir: An economic analysis
Towseef Mohi Ud Din
117- 120
21 A Study of Attitude of different Faculty Research Scholars towards Research
Mohammad Saquib Taufique
121- 124
22 World of Fantasy in Arun Joshi’s The City and River
Veena.P
125-126
23 Process Development of Hemp Dyeing with Natural Dye Extracted from “Rehum emodi Roots” (Dolu) with special reference
“Uttarakhand”
Vibha Kapoor
127-128
24 A Study on the Impact of Product Review upon Consumer’s Perception towards E-Commerce Adoption
Dr. Pratyush Tripathi.
129- 134
25 A Case Study of Chit Fund Scam In India
Dr.Saikat Gochhait, Dr.P.C Tripathy
135-140
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A Case Study of Chit Fund Scam In India
Dr.Saikat Gochhait
Faculty,
Khalokote Auto College,
Berhampur, Odisha
Dr.P.C Tripathy
Reader,
Department of Business Administration,
Sambalpur University, Odisha, India
Abstract:
Non-banking financial companies are at all time high now days. Many such companies have started offering lucrative schemes by
promising high interest rates and borrowing schemes to their investors. These schemes, generally termed as Chit Funds Schemes
today have become the easiest choice of saving and borrowing technique. Investors are becoming the victims and taking high risks in
name of such chit funds. People are not able to identify the difference between a registered chit fund company which are legal and
safe and the unregistered unorganized chit fund companies. This case study makes an attempt to depicts the working principle of a
recognized chit fund company/scheme, difference between registered and unregistered chit Fund Company thereby enhancing the
awareness among people before making their choice and decision of choosing a chit fund scheme. This paper is based on the
secondary data collected from government websites, interviews given by government officials and other published records.
Introduction
The Indian chit fund industry generates an estimated 3.39 per cent of household savings (or Rs 5.88 crore), compared to 4.92 per cent
invested in shares and debentures. Over 95 per cent of chit fund companies are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and they are
important sources of finance for SMEs operating in other sectors. Large companies have managed to attract investors. The $1.3 billion
(Rs 6,110 crore) Chennai-based Shriram Group, for example, which runs the largest chit fund business in the country, manages a
corpus of Rs 3,200 crore annually.
Chit Fund Working Model
In India, if the value of the chit run by a chit fund operator exceeds Rs. 10 and is not registered, it is considered to be an illegal chit
fund. Every institutionalized and registered chit fund is safe and sound and offer greatest support o its customers. Before
understanding the working model of chit fund, let us know few terminologies which are specifically used in the working of such
schemes
1. Chit Agreement - a legal contract with al detail of rules and regulations signed by foreman and investors
2. Chit Group – group of investors who are the part of registered chit fund group
3. Chit amount – the amount paid by the investors on specific period
4. Foreman – person/company who maintains records, responsible for collection of money and heads the auctions
5. Foreman’s Commission - 5% of the gross chit fund amount paid to the foreman
6. Prize money – Summation of al periodic collections minus maximum biding amount(maximum biding amount is inclusive of
foreman’s commission)
For a particular chit fund scheme there is a chit group which has fixed number of investors. These investors have to contribute a fixed
amount of money, presume Rs. 5,00 for at specific intervals for a period of time. The interval of paying the money is usually a month
for the investors. The total duration of the scheme is equivalent to the number of members of the chit group. Suppose the group is of
10 members, then they have to pay for 10 months. The money thus collected from the members every month goes into a common
fund. The money is then given to one member who is usually selected through a lucky draw. Auction is another process to give away
the money to one member based on the bid. Foreman is responsible for the collection of the installments and heading this auction.
Every member is allowed to bid every month in the auction for the chit fund money collected that very month. The member offering
the lowest bid is awarded the bid. The bid is on the maximum percentage of discount the bidder is ready to offer on the collected
money. The discount can go up to maximum of 40%. In other words, the bidder who is ready to take the lowest sum of money wins
the bid. The person wining the bid is called the ‘prized member’ who receives the ‘prize money’. The wining bidder receives the
amount after deduction of the percentage of discount s/he has offered and also the percentage of commission to be paid to the
foreman. The amount accrued by way of discount excluding foreman’s commission is then distributed among other members of the
chit fund group as dividend. The prized member is not allowed to bid any more in the remaining months of the scheme.
Chit Fund Scams in India
Recent years have seen a high rise in the number of fraudulent chit fund operations. They are making their way into the poor & middle
class people by luring them with offers of high interest rates and returns. People are falling prey to such companies and their schemes
despite of the number of detected fake companies and schemes. For some victims, such risks are extended to physical threats or risks,
los of their jewelry and homes, depression, and even suicide beyond their loss of personal savings or funds. Such frauds also have a
considerable impact on economies and markets by dejecting consumer trust and confidence in legitimate businesses. Such companies
are witty and quick to alter their modus operandi to reduce the risks of law enforcement detection and investigation and to respond to