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Madhabi Puri, 3 secretaries in race for SEBI chairman
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SME Times News Bureau | 20 Feb, 2020
The race for SEBI chairman has picked momentum with the current
whole-time member of the market regulator Madhabi Puri Buch leading the
race as the current incumbent Ajay Tyagi will demit office on February
28.
Apart from Puri's experience with market, government is also
keen for a first woman to head SEBI. But that said, the criteria for
heading SEBI is certainly not gender based and the selection would be
only on the eligibility parameters set by the selection panel headed by
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. The Sebi chairman's position equals that
of a secretary in the government.
The selection panel is expected to meet by the middle of next week to take a call on the appointments.
The
Centre had called for applications from interested candidates before
February 10 after inviting applications from candidates from January
last week through a public notice.
The appointment will be subject to vigilance clearance and other prescribed processes, it said.
The
candidates will be shortlisted by The Financial Sector Regulatory
Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC), which then will recommend the
shortlist to the government. The FSRASC, headed by cabinet secretary
Rajiv Gauba, is a panel that selects regulatory chiefs in India.
Sources
said two top finance ministry bureaucrats -- Finance secretary Rajeev
Kumar, DEA Secretary Atanu Chakraborty are also in the list of
candidates. Injeti Srinivas, secretary, ministry of corporate affairs
who was earlier on SEBI board is also there. All three are due for
retirements.
It is government's prerogative to call any candidate
it deems fit to be SEBI chairman even without the person formally
applying. The high profile case of NSE co-location scam saw finality
during Tyagi's time with SEBI imposing penalty on NSE and other
restrictions for its alleged involvement.
Tyagi is also eligible
for a new term if selected till he attains 65 years of age. U.K. Sinha,
Tyagi's predecessor was given an extension, being the chairman of SEBI
for six years. Sebi's whole-time member Madhabi Puri Buch's term ends in
April this year.
N.S. Vishwanathan, currently on the board of Sebi, is also on the list of candidates.
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