I want to start a small cafe in Mumbai suburbs. My budget is 10-15 lakhs. Should I go for a franchise or set up something of my own? I am 45, married and have a pending home loan of 10 lakhs. I want to start this as a side income to help my wife become financially independent. Can you please guide me?

Ans: (1) Following are some of the career options / companies your son can try after completing his course: Railways, Metro rail corporations, Hitachi, ABB, Schneider, GE and Siemens. 2/3 wheeler industries like Ather, Hero, TVS, Ola, Okinawa, Revolt motors, Honda, Vida, Rissala electric, Bajaj, Sunrun motors, Mahindra electric, Piaggio motors, etc.Electric car/bus companies such as MRV, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai, Ashok Leyland, Olectra, Eicher etc. EV feeder industries like Lucas-TVS, Bosch, Automotive axles, Hella, Lumax Auto, Schaeffler, Valeo, Shakti pumps, Electra EV, Dana TM4, etc.Companies manufacturing batteries like HBL, Panasonic, Amara Raja, Exide, Eveready, etc. Battery-charging industries such as Delta electric, Eaton, Statiq, etc. (2) He should create his LinkedIn Profile and keep updating it every 3-months (4) Also, he should keep upgrading his skills till his 4th year for Campus Recruitment or off-campus. (3) Putting job alerts in LinkedIn and knowing the Job Market Trends will further help him. All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future.

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Ans: Vamsidhar, please check Job Vacancies on LinkedIn. I hope you have your LinkedIn profile already. Try to appear for CUET for your PG Program. Getting free education for your PG might be difficult. However, you can try for scholarships provided by the Govt. of India which is subject to certain conditions, like your parents' salary should be less than 8.00 lacs/year, etc. Some of the Govt. Organizations' Websites you can check for jobs: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals Corporation Ltd. (BIBCOL)
Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL)
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (IDPL)
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)
Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL)
CSIR-UGC NET
GATE for Some PSUs
DBT JRF &
ICMR JRF.

Hope the above information is enough for you. All the BEST for Your Prosperous Future.

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Ans: Take eps scheme certificates from your previous employer and submit it to epfo thru your current employer.

Always take eps scheme certificate from the employer whose services you have quit and furnish it to the new employer so that EPS contribution is intact and keeps growing through current employer contribution.

Ans: Your son should take some significant actions from now and have some choices. Try to obtain as many certificates (from NPTEL, Coursera, Internshala etc. and/or advised by his College Faculties) to get himself ready for Campus Placement or Off-Campus (2) To create a Professional LinkedIn Profile (if not already created) and maintain updating it; (3) To put job alerts in LinkedIn, related to his domain/certifications to know the job market trends and prepare himself for either campus placement or off-campus,. He should also attempt an internship—even if it is a paid one. Should he decide on Abroad Education, it is advisable to do basic research about the countries and courses preferred, prepare for the Admission Tests whichever will be applicable, and then approach the Abroad Education Consultant with your preferred colleges/courses.  All the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future.

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Ans: Hello;
You may invest 25K per month into NPS. It's an E-E-E type investment product.(Exempt)

Select active choice and allocate 75% to Equity, 15% to corporate bonds and 10% to Govt securities.

Select UTI as pension fund manager for Equity and HDFC for bonds & G-Secs. (Recommended based on past performance).

Assuming modest growth of 9% you may expect a corpus of 4.61 Cr at 60 years of age.(As per current rules 40% of the corpus should be utilised to buy annuity and 60% you can withdraw lumpsum and invest elsewhere)

This can generate fixed income more then enough to cover your expenses indexed to inflation.

PPF is another instrument for retirement planning but their is an investment limit(1.5 L per year) and returns are also lesser.

Mutual funds are another avenue which can yield superior returns for example if you invest 25 K per month in pure equity scheme for 30 years you may expect a corpus of 11 Cr but typically people utilise their mutual fund gains over 7-8 years for some other purpose. NPS has limited withdrawal allowed because it is meant for your retirement pension.

Happy Investing!!

Ans: Hello;

Equity asset class gives fantastic returns over long-term is a proven fact.

However in short to medium term it is prone to wild fluctuations and high volatility which I feel is unsuitable for your age group.

However you may divert your direct equity holdings or do fresh investments into equity savings type mutual funds (which have low to moderate risk compared to highly risky pure equity funds) for 3 to 5 year horizon.

Happy Investing!!

*Investments in mutual funds are subject to market risks. Please read all scheme related documents carefully before investing.

Ans: Step 1: The first step in EPF Account Transfer without your employer’s approval is to activate your UAN by visiting the EPFO portal and entering your personal and employment details.

Step 2: You also need to link your Aadhaar and PAN with your UAN to verify your identity and streamline the transfer process.

Step 3: Next, you need to fill out Form 13 (Revised) and submit it to your current employer. In the form, you need to provide details such as your UAN, previous employer’s details, and the amount to be transferred.

Step 4: EPFO will verify the details provided in Form 13 and initiate the transfer process without requiring approval from your previous employer.

Step 5: Once the EPFO completes the verification process, the funds from your previous EPF account will be transferred to your new EPF account.

Ans: You should visit/contact PF Commissioner's Office or your old employer to proceed in this matter. You may claim your fund even online by filing proper documents, along with your identity proof & bank account details etc.
Most welcome for any further clarifications. Thanks.

Ans: 01. Your parents may transfer the property in your favor, which shall be treated as a Gift from parents to their son.
02. Other way out is they execute a REGISTERED WILL, in your favor & you can get the property transferred in your favor, after them.
03. You may be having one or more properties at present, but this will not effect in the above transaction, in any way.
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