Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Mandate and Capital Formation Role
SEBI was established on April 12, 1988, as a non-statutory executive body, and was granted statutory powers on January 30, 1992, through the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. SEBI's threefold mandate under Section 11 of the SEBI Act is: (1) protect the interests of investors in securities; (2) promote the development of the securities market; and (3) regulate the functioning of the securities market. Capital formation — the process by which savings are channelled into productive investment through securities markets — is central to SEBI's developmental mandate. SEBI possesses quasi-legislative (rule-making), quasi-executive (investigation, enforcement), and quasi-judicial (adjudication) powers, making it one of the most powerful sectoral regulators in India.
- Established: April 12, 1988 (non-statutory); statutory authority from January 30, 1992 (SEBI Act, 1992)
- Legal basis: Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
- Threefold mandate (Section 11, SEBI Act): Investor protection, market development, market regulation
- Capital formation function: Facilitates equity and debt capital raising by companies; governs IPOs, FPOs, bond issuances
- SEBI powers: Quasi-legislative + quasi-judicial + quasi-executive
- Headquarters: Mumbai; Regional offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
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