The capital markets regulator– Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the proposal for creating trusts for real estate and infrastructure investments in the country.
This was proposed in the Budget 2014-15 by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in July, in which he mentioned that these trusts would be given a tax pass-through status. Industry experts welcomed the rules issued by Sebi, saying that real-estate and infrastructure trusts will help to provide a new source of funding for developers and investors in infrastructure projects.
The rules finalized by the capital market regulator state that only commercial properties, such as office buildings can be part of a REIT, and all REITs have to be listed on a stock exchange. To be eligible for listing, the value of the assets owned or proposed to be owned by a REIT should be worth at least 5 billion rupees. REITs will be required to distribute not less than 90% of their net distributable cash flows to investors at least every six months.
Under the rules, at least 80% of the value of the REIT’s assets must be in properties that are completed and generating revenue. A REIT can invest only 10% of the value of its assets in properties that are under construction, Sebi said. REITs can also invest a small portion in other securities like mortgage-backed securities and money market funds.
Meanwhile, infrastructure investment trusts will own infrastructure projects. These trusts may or may not be listed on stock exchanges, depending on the kind of assets they own.

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