Government Appoints Indian Revenue Service Officer Sandip Pradhan As A Whole-Time Member Of SEBI For A Period Of Three Years

New Delhi : The government on Thursday appointed Indian Revenue Service officer Sandip Pradhan as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for a period of three years.The government hereby appoints Sandip Pradhan, IRS (IT:1990), Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Pune, as Whole Time Member of the Sebi, for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier, a gazette notification said.

Pradhan replaces Ashwani Bhatia, who demitted office after completion of his term as a whole-time member.He would be the second IRS officer serving as a whole-time member, as his batchmate Kamlesh Chandra Varshney has been with the capital markets regulator since September 2023.Apart from the C