Unit Trust of India (UTI) is a statutory public sector investment institution which was set up in February 1964 under the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963.


As you want to get the list of the New Schemes introduced by UTI so here I am providing you list of the most familiar Schemes of UTI:


(i) Unit scheme—1964.

(ii) Unit Linked Insurance Plan—1971.

(iii) Children Gift Growth Fund Unit Scheme—1986.

(iv) Rajyalakhmi Unit Scheme—1992.

(v) Senior Citizen’s Unit Plan—1993.

(vi) Monthly Income Unit Scheme.

(vii) Master Equity Plan—1995.

(viii) Money Market Mutual Fund—1997.

(ix) UTI Growth Sector Fund—1999.

(x) Growth and Income Unit Schemes.



Functions of UTI:

(i) To accept discount, purchase or sell bills of exchange, promissory note, bill of lading, warehouse receipt, documents of title to goods etc.,

(ii) To grant loans and advances.

(iii) To provide merchant banking and investment advisory service.

(iv) To provide leasing and hire purchase business.

(v) To extend portfolio management service to persons residing outside India.

(vi) To buy or sell or deal in foreign exchange dealings.

(vii) To formulate unit scheme or insurance plan in association with or as agent of GIC.

(viii) To invest in any security floated by the Central Government, RBI or foreign bank.