The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday issued a detailed framework for the Social Stock Exchange (SSE), a regulated structure that will facilitate an additional avenue for social enterprises to raise funds. The framework lists registration and regulatory disclosures, including filing of audited annual impact report, for non-profit organisations that want to use the exchange.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed the concept of an SSE in her speech for the 2019-2020 Budget. The exchange is aimed at helping non-profit sectors to channel greater capital through the bourse. The market regulator notified regulations for the SSE in July