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FM Sitharaman presents Securities Markets Code Bill 2025. Heres everything you need to know

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, proposing a comprehensive overhaul of Indias securities laws. The Bill seeks to merge and replace the SEBI Act, Depositories Act and Securities Contracts Regulation Act into a single code to strengthen regulatory oversight, enhance investor protection, and improve ease of doing business.