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The government on Saturday issued detailed guidelines for operationalisation of the second tranche of Rs 10,000 crore fund of funds (FoF) scheme for startups. The guidelines include mechanisms for fund deployment, governance, and monitoring, with the objective of improving the efficiency of capital flows into India's startup ecosystem, the commerce and industry ministry said. The scheme will be implemented through commitments to SEBI-registered Category I and II Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which will invest in DPIIT-recognised startups. "This approach is expected to ensure disciplined capital allocation, crowding-in of private investments, and wider access to funding across sectors, stages, and geographies," it said. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), it said, will act as the initial Implementation Agency and will undertake execution through a structured AIF selection and monitoring process. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
India's leading commodity bourse Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) said on Monday it has received approval from markets regulator SEBI to invest in a proposed coal exchange company. MCX, which received the Securities and Exchange Board of India's approval on April 17, plans to incorporate a new wholly owned subsidiary, likely to be named MCX Coal Exchange Ltd or MCX Coal Exchange of India Ltd, according to a regulatory filing. The exchange said it will commit capital of up to Rs 100 crore to the new subsidiary to meet minimum net worth requirements under draft Coal Exchange Rules, and will initially hold a 100 per cent stake, with the option to bring in strategic partners at a later stage. The new entity will provide a transparent, standardised digital platform for the physical delivery of coal at market-driven prices, and will submit an application to the Coal Controller Organisation of India once prescribed timelines are in place. The move builds on MCX's existing energy derivative
Avaada Electro, the solar manufacturing arm of the Brookfield-backed Avaada Group, has secured approval from Sebi to raise an estimated Rs 9,000-10,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO), an update with the regulator showed on Friday. Besides Avaada Electro, textile firm Sonaselection India and Chennai-based Grand Housing have also received Sebi's approval to float their maiden public issues. According to the update, the three companies received the regulator's observations between April 15 and April 17. In Sebi parlance, issuance of observations implies its go-ahead to launch public offerings. Avaada Electro had filed its preliminary IPO papers with Sebi in October through the confidential route. The proposed IPO is expected to comprise a combination of a fresh issue of shares and an offer for sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. According to people familiar with the development, the company is targeting to raise Rs 9,000-10,000 crore, which could value it in the rang
Markets regulator Sebi has amended the 'fit and proper person' framework for market intermediaries, removing the automatic disqualification triggered by mere filing of criminal complaints, FIRs, or charge sheets in economic offence cases. The changes are aimed at bringing greater procedural clarity and fairness to the regulatory process. Under the revised norms, the existence of a pending criminal complaint, FIR filed by Sebi, or a charge sheet relating to economic offences will no longer, by itself, lead to automatic disqualification. However, Sebi has expanded the disqualification criteria upon conviction. In addition to offences involving moral turpitude, conviction for any economic offence or violation under securities laws will also attract disqualification, according to a notification dated April 15. Further, initiation of winding-up proceedings will no longer be a ground for disqualification. However, an actual winding-up order will continue to attract ...