{"id":7631,"date":"2026-04-24T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:52:44","slug":"securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-sebi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-sebi\/","title":{"rendered":"Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)<\/strong> is the statutory regulatory body<\/strong> established by the Government of India to regulate the securities market in India (stock market) and protect the interests of investors in securities. The securities market in India<\/strong> includes Stocks, Equities, bonds, debentures,which are used for raising capital (primary market) & trading in securities (secondary market).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After amendments in SEBI Act in 2014, the regulatory body has strong search and seizure powers<\/strong> similar to income tax officers to deal with Ponzi schemes and money pooling activities<\/strong>. SEBI can impose heavy fines such as in the Sahara case, the total amount of refund issued by SEBI was more than Rs. 24,000 crore, which shows that it enjoys considerable enforcement power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constituted as a non-statutory body on April 12, 1988, and established under the SEBI Act, 1992<\/strong>, SEBI functions as a quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial, and quasi-executive body (quasi means having partial powers).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, under the leadership of Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey (SEBI Chairperson)<\/strong>, SEBI has focused on digital governance, sustainability, and investor protection<\/strong> through several reforms such as SEBI Algo Trading Rules April 2026 and MF Lite Regulations 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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