INCOME TAX8 Sept 2026
₹10,000 SIP for 20 years can create ₹87.3 lakh on paper, but can you afford it monthly? Here’s what investors miss | Mint
A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 20 years could grow to ₹87.3 lakh on paper. But DSP Mutual Fund's report shows that math assumes you could always afford ₹10,000. Twenty years back, that amount was over 350% of average monthly income; today it's just 55%. An income-adjusted SIP would have built only ₹31.9 lakh. So don't treat fixed-SIP projections as realistic.
Key Statutory Highlights
- A fixed ₹10,000 monthly SIP over 20 years (Sept 2006–Aug 2026) could have grown to ₹87.3 lakh, with ₹24 lakh invested.
- An income-adjusted SIP—starting at ₹1,536 and rising to ₹10,000—would have produced only ₹31.9 lakh from ₹12.2 lakh invested.
- ₹10,000 was more than 350% of the average Indian's monthly per-capita income 20 years ago, versus about 55% today, making fixed-SIP projections unrealistic for the past.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Before following a long-term SIP projection, check what you can realistically afford to increase over time—not just what a fixed monthly amount shows on a calculator.
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