{"id":349957,"date":"2025-11-14T17:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349957"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:27:02","slug":"pratyush-sinha-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pratyush-sinha-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Pratyush Sinha Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Pratyush Sinha Committee is in the news after SEBI asked it to review conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules following allegations against its former chief.<\/p>\n<h2>About Pratyush Sinha Committee<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349958\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-349958 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Money-Control.jpg?resize=427%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pratyush Sinha Committee\" width=\"427\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Money-Control.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Money-Control.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Money-Control.jpg?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Money-Control.jpg?w=1148&amp;ssl=1 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Money Control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pratyush Sinha Committee is a <strong>High-Level Committee<\/strong> that was <strong>set up to review conflicts of interest and the disclosure framework for board members.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Formed by: <\/strong>It was formed by the <strong>Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)<\/strong> in <strong>March 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives<\/strong>: The committee was formed to <strong>assess SEBI\u2019s framework on conflicts of interest and disclosure of interests<\/strong> and to propose <strong>reforms<\/strong> that improve <strong>transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Recommendations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public disclosure of assets and liabilities: <\/strong>The chairman, whole-time members, and senior SEBI employees must publicly disclose their assets and liabilities to increase transparency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uniform investment restrictions and insider status: <\/strong>The chairman and whole-time members should face the same investment and trading restrictions as employees, and they should be treated as insiders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wider definition of family for conflict checks: <\/strong>The definition of family should be expanded so that more related persons are covered while assessing conflicts of interest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthened recusal framework: <\/strong>SEBI should follow a clear recusal framework and publish a summary of recusals in its Annual Report.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure whistle-blower mechanism: <\/strong>A secure, confidential, and anonymous whistle-blower system should be created with safeguards against retaliation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post-retirement appearance restrictions<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Former members and employees should not appear before or against SEBI in key matters for two years after leaving.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New ethics and compliance structure: <\/strong>An Office of Ethics and Compliance and an Oversight Committee on Ethics and Compliance should be set up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology-based conflict detection system: <\/strong>SEBI should build an advanced system using technology, including artificial intelligence and data analytics, to prevent and detect conflicts of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Committee Members<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The committee was chaired by <strong>Pratyush Sinha, a retired IAS officer and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Other members<\/strong> included Injeti Srinivas, Uday Kotak, G Mahalingam, Sarit Jafa, and R Narayanaswamy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Pratyush Sinha Committee is in the news after SEBI asked it to review conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules following allegations against its former chief. About Pratyush Sinha Committee The Pratyush Sinha Committee is a High-Level Committee that was set up to review conflicts of interest and the disclosure framework for board members. 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