The Institute of Chartered Accountant’s of India (ICAI) under the purview of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) would be conducting Investor Awareness Programs (IAPs) through its Committee on Capital Market and Investors Protection, reports Tax Scan.
The MCA appointed the ICAI for spreading investor awareness and conduct Investor Awareness Programmes on a Pan India basis. The aim is to create awareness among investors regarding the capital market, and the program has received a strong response from the public at large.
The awareness programs are conducted to enhance the ability of investors to understand broad developments in the country in the corporate sector and capital market.
The initiative would educate investors on their rights and responsibilities and aware them of grievances handling mechanism and various agencies to reach for redressal.
The institute has already organised around 6270 programs all over India and in this year, through its Committee on Capital Markets and Investor Protection, aims to hold maximum IAP’s in the country.