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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, which amends the 2000 regulations. The amendment includes provisions for "Single Window Automatic and Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investor” or “SWAGAT-FI". The regulations will come into force on the one hundred eightieth day from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, December 1, 2025. **Key Points / Main Content** * **General:** * These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. * The regulations come into force 180 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (December 1, 2025). * Wherever the words "Venture Capital Investors (Investor)" or variations thereof appear in the 2000 regulations, they will be replaced with "Investors". * **Definition of "SWAGAT-FI":** * A new clause (ka) is added to regulation 2(1) defining "Single Window Automatic and Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investor” or “SWAGAT-FI" to have the same meaning as in the Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, 2019. * **Exemption for SWAGAT-FI:** * The provisions of regulation 3(2) do not apply to "SWAGAT-FI". * **Renewal Fees for SWAGAT-FI:** * Regulation 9(2) states that renewal fees for "SWAGAT-FI" shall be paid for every block of ten years, from the beginning of the eleventh year from the date of grant of certificate of registration. * In the Second Schedule, clauses 2 and 3 state that renewal fees for "SWAGAT-FI" are to be paid for every block of ten years to keep the registration in force and that the fees shall be collected in advance for every block of ten years, from the beginning of the eleventh year from the date of registration. * **Investment Limits:** * Regulation 11 states the investment limits of 66.67% and 33.33% specified under clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (c) will not be applicable to "SWAGAT-FI". **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Foreign Venture Capital Investors (FVCIs)** * **Impact:** The amendments introduce a new category of investors, "SWAGAT-FI," with specific provisions related to renewal fees and investment limits. Existing FVCIs will need to understand how these changes affect them. * **Action Required:** Review the amended regulations to understand the implications for their registration and investment strategies, particularly concerning the "SWAGAT-FI" category. **Stakeholder: SEBI** * **Impact:** SEBI is responsible for enforcing the amended regulations. * **Action Required:** SEBI needs to implement the changes in its processes for registration, monitoring, and enforcement of regulations related to FVCIs, including creating a framework for the "SWAGAT-FI" category.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000: The principal regulations governing foreign venture capital investors in India, which are being amended by this notification. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025: The main subject, these regulations amend the 2000 regulations for foreign venture capital investors. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The act that empowers SEBI to make these regulations. Securities and Exchange Board of India: The primary regulatory body issuing the regulations. SWAGAT-FI: Meaning Single Window Automatic and Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investor, a defined term introduced in the amendment.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-03122025-268196 xxxGIDHxxx CG-MH-E-03122025-268196 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 775] िई दिल्ली, सोमिार, दिसम्ब र 1, 2025/अग्रहायण 10, 1947 No. 775] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1947 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा म ंबई, 1 दिसम् बर, 2025 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पिूूँ ी जिजिधािकता)ड (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2025 स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/280.— भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड, भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 30 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रिाि की गई िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) जिजियम, 2000 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अर्ाडत,् - 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये जिजियम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख से एक सौ अस्ट्सीिें दिि लाग ू होंगे। 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) जिजियम, 2000 म,ें िब्ि “जिजिधािकताड” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जिजिधािकताड (जििेिक)” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जििेिक (जिजिधािकताड)” िहा ूँ कहीं भी दिए हुए हों, उिके स्ट्र्ाि पर िब्ि “जििेिक” आ िाएगा; िब्ि “जिजिधािकताडओं” या िब्ि तर्ा 8071 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] जचह्ि “जिजिधािकताडओं (जिििे कों)” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जििेिकों (जिजिधािकताडओं)” िहा ूँ कहीं भी दिए हुए हों, उिके स्ट्र्ाि पर िब्ि “जिििे कों” आ िाएगा; िब्ि “जिजिधाि” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जिजिधाि (जििेि)” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जििेि (जिजिधाि)” िहा ूँ कहीं भी दिए हुए हों, उिके स्ट्र्ाि पर िब्ि “जिििे ” आ िाएगा; िब्ि “जिजिधािों” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जिजिधािों (जििेि)” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जिजिधािों (जििेिों)” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जििेिों (जिजिधाि)” या िब्ि तर्ा जचह्ि “जििेिों (जिजिधािों)” िहाूँ कहीं भी दिए हुए हों, उिके स्ट्र्ाि पर िब्ि “जििेि” आ िाएगा और िब्ि “जिजिधाियोग्य” िहा ूँ भी कहीं भी दिया हुआ हो, उसकी िगह िब्ि “जििेियोग्य” आ िाएगा, और भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जििेिक) जिजियम, 2000 म,ें- I. जिजियम 2 में, उप-जिजियम (1) में, खंड (ट) के बाि और खंड (ठ) स े पहले, जिम्नजलजखत खंड िोड़ा िाएगा, अर्ाडत,् - “(टक) भरोसेमंि जििेिी जििेिक हते एक ही पटल (ऑटोमैटटक एिं व्यापक) की व्यिस्ट्र्ा (ससंगल सिंडो एक्सेस) [स्ट्िागत – एफआई] का िही अर् ड होगा, िो भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी पोटडफोजलयो जििेिक) जिजियम, 2019 के जिजियम 2 के उप-जिजियम (1) के खंड (ि) म ें बताया गया ह;ै” II. जिजियम 3 में, उप-जिजियम (2) म,ें पहले परंत क के बाि जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अर्ाडत्,- “परंत यह और दक उप-जिजियम (2) के प्रािधाि ‘स्ट्िागत-एफआई’ के मामले म ेंलागू िहीं होंगे ।” III. जिजियम 9 में, उप-जिजियम (2) म,ें जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अर्ाडत,् - “परंत यह दक ‘स्ट्िागत-एफआई’ के मामल े में, रजिस्ट्रेिि की अिजध को बढ़ाि े [उसके ििीकरण (टरि अल)] हते उतिी फीस िस िर्षों के प्रत्येक ब्लॉक हते अिा की िाएगी जितिी फीस अिा करिे का जिक्र िसू री अि सूची में दकया गया है, लेदकि यह फीस रजिस्ट्रीकरण (रजिस्ट्रेिि) प्रमाणपत्र प्रिाि दकए िािे की तारीख स ेग्यारहिें िर्ष ड से अिा करिी होगी ।” IV. जिजियम 11 में, खंड (ग) के बाि और स्ट्पष्टीकरण िाले खडं से पहले, जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अर्ाडत,् - “परंत यह दक खंड (ग) के उप-खंड (i) में जिधाडटरत की गई 66.67% की और उप-खंड (ii) में जिधाडटरत की गई 33.33% की जििेि सीमाएूँ ‘स्ट्िागत-एफआई’ के मामले म ेंलागू िहीं होंगी ।” V. िसू री अि सूची म,ें i. खंड (2) म,ें जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अर्ाडत,् - “परंत यह दक ‘स्ट्िागत-एफआई’ के मामल े म,ें रजिस्ट्रेिि की अिजध को बढ़ाि े [उसके ििीकरण (टरि अल)] हते फीस िस िर्षों के प्रत्येक ब्लॉक हते अिा की िाएगी, तादक उसका रजिस्ट्रेिि मान्य बिा रह े।”[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ii. खंड (3) म,ें जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अर्ाडत,् - “परंत यह दक ‘स्ट्िागत-एफआई’ के मामल े म,ें रजिस्ट्रेिि की अिजध को बढ़ाि े [उसके ििीकरण (टरि अल)] हते फीस िस िर्षों के प्रत्येक ब्लॉक हते पहल े ही ले ली िाएगी, लेदकि यह फीस रजिस्ट्रेिि की तारीख स ेग्यारहिें िर्षड से अिा करिी होगी ।” अजमत प्रधाि,कायडपालक जििेिक [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./511/2025-26] पाि टटप्पण : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पिूूँ ी जिजिधािकताड) जिजियम, 2000, मलू जिजियम, का.आ. सं. 832 (अ) द्वारा, 15 जसतम्बर, 2000 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित हुए र् े। 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) जिजियम, 2000 तत्पश्चात ् :– (क) 7 िूि 2001 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2001, का.आ. सं. 501(अ), द्वारा; (ख) 27 जसतम्बर 2002 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िांच अजधकारी द्वारा िांच करिे और िाजस्ट्त अजधरोजपत करि े के जलए प्रदक्रया) जिजियम, 2002, का.आ. सं. 1045(अ), द्वारा; (ग) 10 माचड 2004 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (उपय ि तर्ा उजचत व्यजि के जलए माििंड) जिजियम, 2004, का.आ. स.ं 398(अ), द्वारा; (घ) 5 अप्रैल 2004 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2004, का.आ. सं. 469(अ), द्वारा; (ङ) 4 जसतम्बर 2006 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2006, का.आ. सं. 1443(अ), द्वारा; (च) 26 मई, 2008 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (मध्यिती) जिजियम, 2008, स.ं एलएडी- एिआरओ/िीएि/2008/11/126538, द्वारा; (छ) 29 िूि 2009 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (फीस का संिाय) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2009, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2009-10/11/167759, द्वारा; (ि) 21 दिसम्बर 2010 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2010, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2010-11/22/30364, द्वारा; (झ) 21 मई 2012 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [आि कजल्पक जिजिधाि (जििेि) जिजधयाूँ] जिजियम, 2012, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2012-13/04/11262, द्वारा; (ञ) 30 दिसम्बर 2014 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2014, सं. एल.ए.डी.एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2014-15/20/1972, द्वारा; (ट) 6 माच,ड 2017 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (फीस का भ गताि और भ गताि का माध्यम) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2017, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/037, द्वारा; (ठ) 17 अप्रलै 2020 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/10, द्वारा;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (ड) 3 अगस्ट्त 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/30, द्वारा; (ढ) 9 ििम्बर, 2022 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (फीस का भ गताि) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2022, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2022/99, द्वारा; (ण) 7 फरिरी, 2023 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (फीस का भ गताि और भ गताि का माध्यम) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2023/121, द्वारा; (त) 6 जसतम्बर, 2024 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिी िोजखम पूूँिी जिजिधािकताड) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2024, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/203, द्वारा,संिोजधत हुए र् े। SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 1st December, 2025 Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/280.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Securities and Exchange Board of India hereby makes the following regulations, to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000, namely, – 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the one hundred eightieth day from the date of publication of these regulations in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000, – I. In regulation 2, in sub-regulation (1), after clause (k) and before clause (l), the following clause shall be inserted, namely, - “(ka) “Single Window Automatic and Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investor” or “SWAGAT-FI” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it under clause (r) of sub- regulation (1) of regulation 2 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019;” II. in regulation 3, in sub-regulation (2), after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, - “Provided further that the provisions of sub-regulation (2) shall not be applicable to a SWAGAT-FI.” III. in regulation 9, in sub-regulation (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, -[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 “Provided that in case of a SWAGAT-FI, the renewal fees shall be paid for every block of ten years, from the beginning of the eleventh year from the date of grant of certificate of registration as specified in the Second Schedule.” IV. In regulation 11, after clause (c) and before the Explanation clause, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, - “Provided that the investment limits of 66.67% specified under sub-clause (i) and 33.33% specified under sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) shall not be applicable to SWAGAT-FIs.” V. in the Second Schedule, i. in Clause 2, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, - “Provided that in case of a SWAGAT-FI, the renewal fees shall be paid for every block of ten years to keep the registration in force.” ii. in Clause 3, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, - “Provided that in case of a SWAGAT-FI, the renewal fees shall be collected in advance for every block of ten years, from the beginning of the eleventh year from the date of registration.” AMIT PRADHAN, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./511/2025-26] Footnote: (1) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000, the Principal Regulations, were published in the Gazette of India on September 15, 2000 vide S.O. No.832 (E). (2) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000 were subsequently amended: – (a) on June 7, 2001 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 vide S.O. No. 501(E); (b) on September 27, 2002 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 vide S.O. No. 1045 (E); (c) on March 10, 2004 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Criteria for Fit and Proper Person) Regulations, 2004 vide S.O. No. 398(E); (d) on April 5, 2004 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 vide S.O. No. 469(E); (e) on September 4, 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 vide S.O. 1443 (E); (f) on May 26, 2008 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 vide No LAD-NRO/GN/2008/11/126538; (g) on June 29, 2009 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009, vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2009-10/11/167759; (h) on December 21, 2010 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010, vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/ 2010-11/22/30364; (i) on May 21, 2012 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012, vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2012-13/04/11262;6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (j) on December 30. 2014 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/20/1972; (k) on March 6, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, vide No. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/037; (l) on April 17, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10; (m) on August 3, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30; (n) on November 9, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/99; (o) on February 7, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/121; and (p) on September 6, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/203. 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