According to Ritu Verma, co-founder of Ankur Capital, “In India, the concept of impact investing is still nascent, and most traditional capital is not asking more from its money, in terms of impact. There is a concern that money with impact will require a compromise in returns. In reality, impact investment has delivered returns on par with, if not higher than, global standards.”Nearly 42 percent of respondents in the Brookings study stated that their funds generated returns of more than 20 percent. Another 25 percent achieved returns in the 15-20 percent range, and eight percent of the respondents between 10-15 percent. Twenty five percent of impact investors achieved below market returns of between 5-10 percent.Average rate of returns, 2018 | Source: Brookings surveyThe expected returns for the various sub-sectors vary. It is, on average, greater than 20 percent for agriculture, 5-20 percent for education, 15-20 percent for healthcare, and 10-15 percent for financial services.