FME contribution requirements set minimum scheme participation, timing, ceiling exceptions, and exemptions for restricted schemes.

FME or associate contribution is mandatory for restricted schemes, subject to minimum corpus-based thresholds and a general 10% ceiling. Relocated schemes from outside India are exempt. The ceiling may be disapplied for qualifying non-resident structures with limited investee-company exposure, or qualifying Indian-resident structures investing only in permissible IFSC or foreign-jurisdiction investments within a higher contribution limit. Contributions must be made proportionately within 45 days and maintained continuously. Exemptions also apply through investor waiver, accredited-investor status, and specified passive fund structures with required placement memorandum disclosures.

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