by Suman Gupta
Chandigarh, October 25, 2024: BSE under the guidance of SEBI and in collaboration with NSE, CDSL, NSDL, MCX, MSEI, NCDEX and AMFI today launched the celebrations of the 27th edition of the CII Chandigarh Fair 2024.
Shri. Gulab Chand Kataria, Hon’ble Governor, Punjab & Administrator, U. T. Chandīgarh, inaugurated the capital market pavilion at the Fair, along with Shri. Ashwani Bhatia, Whole Time Member, SEBI in the presence of Shri Amit Pradhan, Regional Director SEBI NRO and other senior representatives of all MIIs and AMFI. Later, Shri Ashwani Bhatia and Shri Amit Pradhan shared their valuable perspectives with the audience about the steps SEBI has taken to not only protect the investors but also to educate them and make them more aware about investing for the long term.
The capital market pavilion showcases attractive features like Live Demonstrations, Mini Workshops/Seminars, interactive display screens to provide information about Markets and Financial Products, Grievance Redressal Helpdesk, etc., coupled with exciting games to test the knowledge of the public and win prizes.
The event aims at enhancing financial literacy and fostering a culture of informed investing among individuals and businesses. Visitors to the stall were provided valuable insights and tools to navigate the nuances of the financial landscape effectively. The pavilion at the Fair is open from Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2024.
About BSE:BSE Ltd., India’s leading exchange group, is celebrating its 150th year anniversary this year. BSE has been playing a prominent role in developing the Indian capital market. BSE is a corporatized and demutualized entity, with a broad shareholder base. BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in multiple asset classes including, equity, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, commodity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, SME, startups and debt instruments. BSE IPF has set up investor service centers in Delhi, Chandigarh, Shimla, Dehradun, Kanpur, Lucknow, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Patna, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar. BSE IPF conducted 13,780 investor awareness programs in FY24 which engaged 7,58,365 participants. The #ManekiMano videos created by BSE which explain simple Dos and Donts with tinge of humor, got 10.75 crore views on social media. Over 1 crore investors have taken The Investor Pledge at to share it with their friends on social media.
