The history of the stock market in India goes back to the end of the eighteenth century when long-term negotiable securities were first issued. In 1850 the Companies Act was introduced for the first time bringing with it the feature of limited liability and generating investor interest in corporate securities. The first stock exchange in India was set-up in 1875 as The Native Share and Stock Brokers Association in Bombay. Today it is known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). This was followed by the development of exchanges in Ahmedabad (1894), Calcutta(1908) and Madras(1937). It is interesting to note that stock exchanges were first set up in major centers of trade and commerce. Until the early 1990s, the Indian secondary market comprised regional stock exchanges with BSE heading the list. After the reforms of 1991, the Indian secondary market acquired a three tier form. This consists of: • Regional Stock Exchanges • National Stock Exchange (NSE) • Over the Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)

Which of the following board was established by the government of India on 12 April 1988 as an interim administration body to promote orderly and healthy growth of the securities market and for investor protection?

SEBI

The Government of India established the Security and Exchange Board of India on 12 April 1988 as an interim administration body to promote orderly and healthy growth of the securities market and for investor protection. It was to function under the overall administrative control of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. The SEBI was given a statutory status on 30 January 1992 through an ordinance. The ordinance was later replaced by an Act of Parliament known as the Security and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.