8.01  Introduction

. Introduction Securities and exchange Board of India (SEBI) was first established in the year as a non-statutory body for regulating the securities market. It was made as an autonomous body by The Government of India on May and given statutory powers in with SEBI Act being passed by the Indian Parliament. SEBI has its headquarters at the business district of BandraKurla Complex in Mumbai, and has Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Regional Offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad respectively.