IAS officer Tuhin Kanta Pandey takes charge as Chairman of SEBI
by Sudeshna Panda · KalingaTVMumbai: IAS officer Tuhin Kanta Pandey took charge as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Saturday, said reliable reports.
According to reports, the Newly-appointed SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey told ANI, “SEBI is a very robust market institution. It has been built over the years with successive leadership and will continue with it. We hold the trust of the people of India.”
“We hold the trust of the Parliament of India. We hold the trust of the government, we hold the trust of the investors, we hold the trust of the industry. Trust is very important and we’ll all look forward, ” SEBI chief added.
HE further said and concluded, “We have got four objectives. We work for trust, we work for transparency, we work for teamwork and we work for technology. We will continue to create one of the best market institutions in the world…”
In an official statement the Department of Personnel & Training said “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, IAS (OR:1987), Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Revenue to the post of Chaiman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)”.
Pandey, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, is currently serving as the Finance Secretary and Secretary in the Department of Revenue. His appointment comes at a crucial time for SEBI, the regulatory body responsible for overseeing India’s securities and capital markets.