The document provides information about mutual funds in India, including their history and structure. It discusses how a mutual fund is a trust that pools money from investors and invests it in securities like stocks and bonds. It then summarizes the five phases of growth of the mutual fund industry in India from 1963 to 2003 and how regulations evolved. It also outlines the key constituents of mutual funds in India - sponsors, trustees, asset management companies and custodians - and their roles. Finally, it categorizes mutual fund types by structure, nature and investment objective.