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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 30 read with sub section (1) of Section 11 clause (ba) of sub section (2) of section 11 and sub sections (1) and (1A) of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992 (15 of 1992)

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Executive Summary: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued amendment regulations for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in 2025. These regulations, effective 180 days after publication in the Official Gazette, amend the 2019 FPI Regulations. The amendments primarily concern provisions related to FPIs investing in Government Securities. Key Points / Main Content: Amendments to Regulation 4: * A proviso is inserted stating that subclauses i, ii, and iv of clause c in regulation 4 are not applicable to FPIs investing only in Government Securities, subject to conditions specified by the Board. * The word "further" is inserted in the second proviso before the word "that." Amendments to Regulation 22: * A proviso is inserted stating that clause l of subregulation 1 is not applicable to FPIs investing only in Government Securities, subject to conditions specified by the Board. * Subregulation 3 is amended to include an exception for FPIs investing only in Government Securities, as specified by the Board. * A proviso is inserted stating that subregulation 5 is not applicable to FPIs investing only in Government Securities, subject to conditions specified by the Board. Impact Analysis: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs): * Impact: Differential requirements now exist for FPIs based on whether they invest solely in Government Securities or in other securities as well. FPIs investing only in Government Securities are exempt from certain provisions. * Action Required: FPIs need to understand the amended regulations and ensure compliance, particularly if they invest solely in Government Securities, and adhere to any conditions specified by the Board. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): * Impact: SEBI is responsible for specifying the conditions applicable to FPIs investing in Government Securities and for enforcing the amended regulations. * Action Required: SEBI needs to define and communicate the conditions for FPIs investing in Government Securities. Other Stakeholders (e.g., Depositories, Market Participants): * Impact: These amendments may indirectly affect other stakeholders involved in FPI transactions and regulatory compliance. * Action Required: These stakeholders should be aware of the changes and adjust their processes accordingly to align with the updated regulations.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA: A regulatory body for securities and commodity market in India. FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS: Entities that invest in the financial markets of a country other than their own. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The act of parliament that established the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Depositories Act, 1996: An act of the Parliament of India to provide for the establishment of depositories in securities with the objective of ensuring free transferability of securities with speed, accuracy and security. Securities and Exchange Board of India Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, 2019: Regulations governing foreign portfolio investors in India. Government Securities: Debt instruments issued by a government to support government spending. Mumbai, Maharashtra: Financial capital of India, location of SEBI headquarters Official Gazette: A public journal where important government notifications are published.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-12082025-265363 xxxGIDHxxx CG-MH-E-12082025-265363 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 560] िई ददल्ली, सोमिार, अगस्ट्त 11, 2025/श्रािण 20, 1947 No. 560] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025/SHRAVANA 20, 1947 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा म ंबई, 11 अगस्ट्त, 2025 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जिििे क) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2025 फा.स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/254.—बोडड, भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 11 की उप-धारा (1), धारा 11 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (खक) तथा धारा 12 की उप- धारा (1) एिं (1क) के साथ पठित धारा 30 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा, और जिक्षेपागार अजधजियम, 1996 (1996 का 22) की धारा 25 के तहत, प्रदाि की गई िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) जिजियम, 2019 का और संिोधि करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता है, अथाडत,् - 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये जिजियम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख से एक सौ अस्ट्सीिें ददि लाग ूहोंग े। 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) जिजियम, 2019 म,ें - I. जिजियम 4 म,ें खंड (ग) में, उप-खंड (v) के बाद, i. जिम्नजलजखत पहला परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अथाडत,् - 5346 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] “परंत यह दक खडं (ग) के उप-खंड (i), (ii) और (iv) के प्रािधाि उस जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक के मामल े में लाग ू िहीं होंगे, िो केिल सरकारी प्रजतभूजतयों (जसक्यूठरर्ीज़) म ें बोड ड द्वारा समय-समय पर जिधाडठरत की िािे िाली ितों के अि सार जििेि करता हो;” ii. दसू रे परंत क म,ें िब्दों “परंत यह” के बाद और िब्दों “दक ऐस े जििासी” से पहल,े िब्द “और” िोड़ा िाएगा । II. जिजियम 22 म,ें i. उप-जिजियम (1) म,ें खडं (ि) के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अथाडत,् - “परंत यह दक इस खंड के प्रािधाि उस जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक के मामले में लागू िहीं होंगे, िो केिल सरकारी प्रजतभूजतयों (जसक्यूठरर्ीज़) में बोडड द्वारा समय-समय पर जिधाडठरत की िािे िाली ितों के अि सार जििेि करता हो ।” ii. उप-जिजियम (3) में, िब्दों “के रूप म ें रजिस्ट्रीकृत हों” के बाद और िब्दों “और जििका प्रत्यक्ष” से पहल े जचह्ि तथा िब्द “[उस जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक को छोड़कर िो केिल सरकारी प्रजतभूजतयों (जसक्यूठरर्ीज़) म ें बोड ड द्वारा समय-समय पर जिधाडठरत की िािे िाली ितों के अि सार जिििे करता हो]” िोड़ ेिाएँग े । iii. उप-जिजियम (5) म,ें जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अथातड ्,- “परंत यह दक इस उप-जिजियम के प्रािधाि उस जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक के मामले म ें लागू िहीं होंगे, िो केिल सरकारी प्रजतभजू तयों (जसक्यूठरर्ीज़) में बोड ड द्वारा समय-समय पर जिधाडठरत की िाि े िाली ितों के अि सार जििेि करता हो ।” बबीता राय डू, कायडपालक जिदिे क [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./294/2025-26] पाद ठर्प्पण: 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) जिजियम, 2019, मूल जिजियम, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2019/36, द्वारा 23 जसतम्बर, 2019 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित हुए थ े। 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) जिजियम, 2019 तत्पश्चात,् – (1) 19 ददसम्बर 2019 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जिििे क) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2019, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./ िी.एि./2019/44, द्वारा (2) 7 अप्रलै 2020 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2020, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./ िी.एि./2020/09, द्वारा (3) 17 अप्रलै 2020 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेर्री सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/10, द्वारा (4) 3 अगस्ट्त 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेर्री सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/30, द्वारा (5) 3 अगस्ट्त 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2021, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./ िी.एि./2021/32, द्वारा (6) 26 अिूबर 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम 2021, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि/ 2021/54, द्वारा[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (7) 14 िििरी 2022 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम 2022, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ/ िी.एि./2022/64, द्वारा (8) 9 ििम्बर, 2022 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (फीस का भग ताि) जिजियम 2022, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2022/99, द्वारा (9) 14 माच,ड 2023 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2023, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि/ 2023/128, द्वारा (10) 3 ि लाई, 2023 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििाद स लझािे की िैकजल्पक व्यिस्ट्था) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2023, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/137, द्वारा (11) 10 अगस्ट्त, 2023 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम 2023, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी–एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/143, द्वारा (12) 3 िूि, 2024 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2024, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी–एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/183, द्वारा (13) 26 िूि, 2024 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिदेिी पोर्डफोजलयो जििेिक) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम 2024, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी–एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/185, द्वारा (14) 10 फरिरी, 2025 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिक चार्डर) (संिोधि) जिजियम 2025, स.ं सेबी/एलएडी–एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/228, द्वारा संिोजधत हुए थे । SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 11th August, 2025 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 F.No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/254.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 30 read with sub-section (1) of Section 11, clause (ba) of sub-section (2) of section 11 and sub-sections (1) and (1A) of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), and under Section 25 of the Depositories Act, 1996 (22 of 1996), the Board hereby makes the following regulations, to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors ) Regulations, 2019, namely, – 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio 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 Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019, – I. In regulation 4, in clause (c), after sub-clause (v), i. the following first proviso shall be inserted, namely, – “Provided that the provisions of sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of clause (c) shall not be applicable to foreign portfolio investor who invests only in Government Securities, in accordance with the conditions as may be specified by the Board from time to time.”; ii. in the second proviso, after the word “Provided” and before the word “that”, the word “further” shall be inserted. II. In regulation 22, i. in sub-regulation (1), after clause (l), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, –4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] “Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not be applicable to foreign portfolio investor who invests only in Government Securities, in accordance with the conditions as may be specified by the Board from time to time.” ii. in sub-regulation (3), after the words “registered as foreign portfolio investors” and before the words and symbol “and directly or indirectly,”, the words and symbol “other than foreign portfolio investor who invests only in Government Securities, in accordance with the conditions as may be specified by the Board from time to time,” shall be inserted. iii. in sub-regulation (5), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, – “Provided that the provisions of this sub-regulation shall not be applicable to foreign portfolio investor who invests only in Government Securities, in accordance with the conditions as may be specified by the Board from time to time.” BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./294/2025-26] Footnote: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019, the Principal Regulations were published in the Gazette of India on September 23, 2019 vide No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2019/36). 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019 were subsequently amended on – (1) 19th December, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/44. (2) 7th April, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide No SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/09. (3) 17th April, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10. (4) 3rd August, 2021, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30. (5) 3rd August, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/32. (6) 26th October, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/54 (7) 14th January, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/64 (8) 9th November, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/99 (9) 14th March, 2023, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/128. (10) 3rd July, 2023, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/137. (11) 10th August, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/143 (12) 3rd June, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/183. (13) 26th June, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/185. (14) 10th February, 2025, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Investor Charter) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/228. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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