Frequently Asked Questions


Chit Fund is a very old Financial Concept of Small Savings, with a motto of Mutual Help. In a Chit Fund, a specified number of individuals (Subscribers) join together forming a Group in which they resolve to save and deposit with a Designated Person (Foreman/Company), a definite amount of money, for a definite period of time termed as Chit Duration. The savings of these individuals every month are pooled together to make a lump sum amount which is put to Public Auction in the Group with a view to select the individual who gets the amount in that particular month. For ease of selection, Subscribers are asked to offer discounts on the pooled amount. The individual offering/bidding the highest discount is selected for that month as the Prized Subscriber or Prize Winner and he will be eligible to take the pooled amount in that month, after deducting the Discount offered by him and the Commission of the Designated Person/Company. The amount of money foregone as Discount is distributed equally among all the subscribers every month as Chit Dividend.

Section 2(b) of the Chit Funds Act 1982, defines a Chit Fund Company as ;A Company that Manages, Conducts or Supervises one or more Chit Groups.

A Chit Group is a group formed by a definite number of Individuals, who join together with a resolve to save every month a pre-determined sum of money for a specified period. It is also defined as a financial system in which the regular and periodical savings of a group of subscribers is made available to each subscriber on rotational basis. In practice, the number of members in a chit group and the duration of the chits (number of months) will be the same

The amount of money paid by each of the subscriber every month for a particular chit group is the Subscription for that Chit Group. The Subscription amount for a particular chit group depends on the Chit Value and the number of members in the group.

The Company or its executive authorized to conduct and manage all the affairs of the Chits is termed as a Foreman.

A person who joins a Chit Group of the company is called as a Subscriber.

The Subscriber taking the chit in a particular month is called the Prized Subscriber in that particular month.

A Chit Agreement is a Document to be executed by the Prized Subscriber in favour of the Chit Fund Company at the time of taking the Chit Amount in any group.

Any person interested in joining any chit group may visit the Office of Kothaiandal Chits Pvt Ltd at theni District or its Authorised Agents for enrollment. Filing of an Application Form, Two Passport Photographs, Proof of Identity, Address Proof, are the pre-requisites for enrolling in a chit group.

Each of the Subscribers in a Chit Group is allotted a unique Identification Number and Each Chit Group is also given a specific Number, which are required to be mentioned in all correspondences with the company.

Kothaiandal Chits Pvt Ltd presently have Chits with value of Rs. 1,00,000-00 to Rs. 24,00,000-00 with monthly instalments ranging from Rs. 3,000-00 to Rs. 60,000-00 and the duration of these chit groups range from 25 to 30 months.

Kothaiandal Chits Pvt Ltd is Registered with the Registrar of Companies of the Govt. of India and hence governed by the Companies Act and Chit Funds Act 1982. Presently it is mandatory for any Chit Fund Company to deposit an amount equivalent to the value of the Chits in Fixed Deposits and such Fixed Deposit Receipts are to be pledged in favour of the Registrar of Chits. Thus, the money invested in a Registered Chit Fund Company is secure.

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