SEBI budget for the year 2015–16

While approv­ing the SEBI bud­get for the year 2015–16, the Board not­ed and approved the fol­low­ing pol­i­cy ini­tia­tives that may be tak­en dur­ing the FY 2015–16:

(i) Exten­sive and inte­grat­ed use of tech­nol­o­gy to facil­i­tate and fur­ther ease the invest­ing process in the secu­ri­ties mar­ket, e.g. e‑IPO, Aad­haar based e‑KYC, etc.

(ii) Proac­tive steps to meet the aspi­ra­tions of young entre­pre­neurs and cater to the financ­ing and list­ing needs of start-ups with mea­sures like Insti­tu­tion­al Trad­ing Plat­form (ITP), crowd fund­ing, etc. or a sep­a­rate carve out for them in the ICDR regulations.

(iii) Sig­nif­i­cant increase in investor edu­ca­tion and aware­ness efforts through col­lab­o­ra­tion with oth­er agen­cies and through empan­el­ment of more Resource Persons.

(iv) Tap­ping the increas­ing stature of social media for enhanc­ing investor aware­ness and education.

(v) Enhanc­ing the expe­ri­ence and inter­face of investors and oth­er stake­hold­ers through upgra­da­tion of the SEBI website.

(vi) Fur­ther stream­lin­ing the enforce­ment process to ensure uni­for­mi­ty in approach and improve the effi­cien­cy of enforce­ment pro­ceed­ings across the organization.