News & Media 8th Oct 2025

Universities struggle to grow their endowment funds as a multitude of regulations and beaurocratic roadblocks keep potential donations and gifts from compounding

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Rahul CharkhaPartner | Pune

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Our Partner, Rahul Charkha, was quoted in Outlook Business’s article, “Universities struggle to grow their endowment funds as a multitude of regulations and beaurocratic roadblocks keep potential donations and gifts from compounding”, by Nabodita Ganguly.

Mr. Charkha said that Endowment funds operate under a fragmented regulatory framework, requiring multiple registrations under the IT Act, Companies Act, FCRA, and state Charity Acts. This leads to heavy compliance burdens, frequent filings and audits, and increased regulatory scrutiny.

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