Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey announced in New Delhi that the regulator will consider including Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in market indices.

He emphasised that investor protection and transparency will remain central to every reform.

Pandey explained that Sebi aims to deepen investments in REITs and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). Moreover, he said the regulator will expand the pool of liquid mutual funds to include these instruments. This move will boost liquidity and provide investors with more diversified options. Until now, major indices have only comprised stocks of listed companies.

He stressed that governance and investor protection are “non-negotiable.” In addition, Sebi has already tightened disclosure norms, mo

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