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Date: 2026-04-16 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 30 read with Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act

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**Executive Summary** This notification issues the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, to further amend the 2014 regulatory framework. Effective from April 16, 2026, the amendments revise the definitions of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), update investment criteria regarding credit risk values, and provide clarity on the status of SPVs following the conclusion of concession agreements. **Key Points / Main Content** **Amendments to Definitions (Regulation 2)** * **Investment Criteria:** The definition of eligible investments now includes units of liquid mutual fund schemes with a credit risk value of at least 10 that fall under Class A-I or Class B-I of the potential risk class matrix. * **SPV Clarification:** An SPV is defined as a company or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) created for a specific purpose. * **PPP Project Provisions:** In Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, if the government or regulatory provisions under a concession agreement disallow specific acquisitions or holdings, certain restrictive clauses will not apply, subject to existing regulatory provisos. * **Continuation of SPV Status:** The conclusion or termination of a concession agreement will not automatically affect a company’s status as an SPV, provided it fulfills conditions specified by the Board. **Investment Conditions and Risk Matrix (Regulation 18)** * **Credit Risk Threshold:** The minimum credit risk value for certain eligible investments has been lowered from 12 to 10. * **Risk Class Expansion:** Investment eligibility now explicitly includes schemes falling under "Class B-I" in the potential risk class matrix. * **SPV Inclusion:** References have been updated to include SPVs governed by the new PPP and concession agreement provisos. **Borrowing and Operations (Regulation 20)** * **Utilization of Funds:** The regulations now allow for the development of infrastructure projects or "for such other purposes as may be specified by the Board," providing broader scope for the use of borrowed funds. **Impact Analysis** **Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)** **Impact** InvITs benefit from expanded investment flexibility due to the lowered credit risk value threshold and the inclusion of Class B-I risk matrix schemes. They also gain regulatory certainty regarding PPP holdings. **Action Required** InvITs must update their investment policies and compliance frameworks to align with the revised credit risk values and potential risk class matrix requirements. **Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)** **Impact** SPVs gain protection for their regulatory status, ensuring that the termination of a concession agreement does not automatically disqualify their standing, provided Board conditions are met. **Action Required** SPVs approaching the end of a concession agreement must ensure they meet the specific conditions prescribed by the Board to maintain their classification. **Investment Managers and Regulatory Officers** **Impact** These stakeholders are responsible for ensuring that the trust's activities, particularly borrowing and project development, adhere to the expanded "other purposes" specified by the Board. **Action Required** Ensure all new investments and borrowing activities from April 16, 2026, onwards comply with the amended definitions and risk parameters.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026: The specific regulatory amendment issued to update the framework for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): The primary regulatory authority responsible for framing and enforcing these investment regulations. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014: The principal policy document governing InvITs that is being modified by this notification. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The parent legislation that grants SEBI the statutory power to create and amend these regulations. Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV): The primary legal entity through which InvITs hold infrastructure projects, subject to refined definitions in this amendment.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 ससीी..जजीी..--एएमम..एएचच..--अअ..--1177004422002266--227711887788 xxxGIDHxxx CCGG--MMHH--EE--1177004422002266--227711887788 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 275] िई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, अप्रलै 16, 2026/चत्रै 26, 1948 ष 22, 1947 No. 275] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026/CHAITRA 26, 1948 s 1947 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा मब ं ई, 16 अप्रैल, 2026 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसरं चिा जिििे न्यास) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2026 स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2026/301.— बोडड, भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 11 तथा धारा 12 के साथ पठित धारा 30 के तहत प्रदाि की गई िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 का और संिोधि करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाडत:् - 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2026 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये जिजियम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे । 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 में, I. जिजियम 2 म,ें उप-जिजियम (1) म,ें 2736 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (क) खंड (यगक) में, i. िब्दों “म्यूचअ ल फंड की ओिरिाइट स्ट्कीमें या जलदिड स्ट्कीमें” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द “म्यूच अल फंड की ओिरिाइट स्ट्कीमों की यूजिटें” आ िाएँग े । ii. िब्दों “अि सूजचत िाजणजययक बैंकों में रखी गई मीयादी िमाएँ” से पहले िब्द, जचह्ि तथा अंक “म्यूचअ ल फंड की उि जलदिड स्ट्कीमों की यूजिटें जििकी ‘क्रेजडट ठरस्ट्क िैल्यू’ कम स े कम 10 हो और िो बोड ड द्वारा जिधाडठरत दकए गए ‘पोटेंजियल ठरस्ट्क क्लास मैठरक्स’ में श्रणे ी-ए-I या श्रेणी-बी-I के दायरे में आती हों,” िोड ेिाएँगे । iii. िब्दों तथा जचह्िों “खिािा जबल (रेज़री जबल)” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द तथा जचह्ि “रेज़री जबल (खिािा जबल)” आ िाएगँ े । (ख) खंड (यम) म,ें i. जचह्िों तथा िब्दों “ “जििेष प्रयोिि माध्यम” (स्ट्पिे ल पपडि व्हीकल) से कोई ऐसी कंपिी या सीजमत दाजयत्ि भागीदारी अजभप्रेत ह”ै के स्ट्थाि पर जचह्ि तथा िब्द “ “एस.पी.िी.” या “स्ट्पेिल पपडज़ व्हीकल” (दकसी खास उद्देश्य से बिी जििी कंपिी / जििेष प्रयोिि माध्यम) का अथ डह ै- िह कंपिी या एल.एल.पी. (सीजमत दाजयत्ि भागीदारी)” आ िाएगँ े; ii. उप-खंड (i) में, परंत क के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नजलजखत परंत क आ िाएगा, अथातड ्,- “परंत यह दक पजब्लक-प्राइिेट पाटडिरजिप (सरकारी-जििी सहभाजगता) िाले प्रोिेक््स (िाली पठरयोििाओं) के मामले म ें िहाँ ऐस े अििड (एदिजििि) को या इस प्रकार जहस्ट्सेदारी रखे िाि े (ऐसी धाठरता / ऐस े होलल्डगं ) को सरकार द्वारा अथिा ठरयायत करार (कन्सेिि एग्रीमेंट) या ऐसे दकसी दसू रे करार (एग्रीमेंट) के तहत जिजियामक (रेग्यलू ेटरी) प्रािधािों के अि सार िामंिूर दकया िाए, िहाँ यह खंड लाग ू िहीं होगा और उि मामलों में जिजियम 12 के उप-जिजियम (3) के परंत क के तहत ददए हुए प्रािधािों का पालि करिा होगा;”; iii. उप-खंड (ii) म,ें 1. िब्दों तथा जचह्िों “िो अपिी आजस्ट्तयों का कम से कम िब्बे प्रजतित प्रत्यक्षतः अिसंरचिा पठरयोििाओं में धारण करती हो और अन्य जििषे प्रयोिि माध्यमों म ें जििेि ि करती हो; और” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द तथा जचह्ि “जिसिे अपि े असे्स (अपिी आजस्ट्तयों) के कम से कम िब्ब े प्रजतित का जििेि इन्रास्ट्रक्चर प्रोिक््स (अिसंरचिा पठरयोििाओं) में दकया हुआ हो और िो दसू रे एस.पी.िी. में जििेि ि करती हो;” आ िाएगँ े; 2. जिम्नजलजखत परंत क िोडा िाएगा, अथातड ्,- “परंत यह दक, यदद दकसी एस.पी.िी. के पास कोई इन्रास्ट्रक्चर प्रोिेक्ट (अिसंरचिा पठरयोििा) हो, और अगर ठरयायत करार (कन्सेिि एग्रीमेंट) या ऐस े दकसी दसू रे करार (एग्रीमेंट) की अिजध पूरी हो िाए या दफर उस करार (एग्रीमेंट) को समाप्त कर ददया िाए, तो ऐसे में उसका असर एस.पी.िी. के दि े (स्ट्टेटस) पर िहीं पडगे ा, और िह एस.पी.िी. एस.पी.िी. ही मािी िाएगी, हालाँदक इसके जलए उसे बोडड द्वारा जिधाडठरत की गई ितों का पालि करिा होगा; और”[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 iv. उप-खंड (iii) में, 1. िब्दों “िो अडं रलाइंग अिसंरचिा पठरयोििाओं से संबंजधत” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द तथा जचह्ि “िो अंडरलाइंग इन्रास्ट्रक्चर प्रोिेक््स (अिसंरचिा पठरयोििाओं) स े संबंजधत” आ िाएँग;े 2. िब्दों “और से आि षंजगक दक्रयाकलापों से जभन्न दकसी अन्य दक्रयाकलाप में ि लगी हुई हो” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द “और से ि डे कायों से जभन्न दकसी कायड में ि लगी हुई हो” आ िाएँगे। II. जिजियम 18 म ें– (क) उप-जिजियम (4) के परंत क में ददए हुए िब्द, जचह्ि तथा अकं “के उप-खडं (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) और (viii)” हट िाएँग;े (ख) उप-जिजियम (5) म,ें खडं (ख) में, i. उप-खंड (vii) म,ें 1. िब्दों “कम से कम” के बाद ददए हुए अंक “12” के स्ट्थाि पर अकं “10” आ िाएगा; 2. िब्दों, जचह्िों तथा अंक “म ें श्रणे ी-ए-I” के बाद और िब्दों “के दायरे म ें आती हों” स े पहले िब्द, जचह्ि तथा अंक “या श्रेणी-बी-I” िोड ेिाएँगे; ii. उप-खंड (viii) के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत िया उप-खंड िोडा िाएगा, अथाडत्, “(ix) उि एसपीिी म,ें जििका जिक्र जिजियम 2(1)(यम)(ii) के परंत क म ें दकया गया ह ै।” III. जिजियम 20 में, उप-जिजियम (3) में, खंड (ख) में, उप-खडं (ii) में, िब्दों “जिकास के जलए ही करेगा” के बाद और जचह्ि “;” से पहल,े िब्द “या दफर बोडड द्वारा बताए गए दकसी दसू रे उद्देश्य के जलए करेगा” िोड ेिाएँगे । बबीता राय डू, कायडपालक जिदिे क [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./44/2026-27] ठटप्पणी : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 (अजधसूचिा स.ं एलएडी/एिआरओ/िीएि/2014-15/10/1577) 26 जसतम्बर, 2014 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित हुए थ,े और िो अंजतम बार 11 ददसम्बर, 2025 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (चौथा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 (अजधसूचिा सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/286) द्वारा संिोजधत हुए थ े ।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 16 April, 2026 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRUSTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2026 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2026/301.— In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 30 read with Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, namely: – 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, ─ I. in regulation 2, in sub-regulation (1), (a) in clause (zca), i. the words “or liquid” appearing after the words and symbol “means cash, units of overnight” and before the words and symbol “mutual fund schemes,” shall be omitted; ii. after the words and symbol “mutual fund schemes,” and before the words and symbol “fixed deposits of scheduled commercial banks,” the words and symbols “units of liquid mutual fund schemes where credit risk value is at least 10 and which falls under the Class A-I or Class B-I in the potential risk class matrix as specified by the Board,” shall be inserted; iii. the words and symbols “government securities, treasury bills, repo on government securities” shall be substituted with the words and symbols “Government Securities, treasury bills, repo on Government Securities”; (b) in clause (zy), i. after the words and symbols “"special purpose vehicle" means” and before the words “company or”, the word “any” shall be substituted by the word “a”; ii. in sub-clause (i), the proviso shall be substituted with the following, namely, - “Provided that in case of PPP projects where such acquisition or holding is disallowed by the Government or regulatory provisions under the concession agreement or such other agreement, this clause shall not apply and shall be subject to the provisions under proviso to sub - regulation (3) of regulation 12;”; iii. in sub-clause (ii), 1. the word “and” appearing after the words and symbol “invest in other SPVs;” shall be omitted; 2. the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, – “Provided that, in respect of an SPV holding an infrastructure project, the conclusion or termination of the concession agreement or such other agreement of a similar nature shall not affect its status as an SPV and such an SPV shall continue to be classified as an SPV subject to the fulfilment of such conditions as may be specified by the Board; and” iv. in sub-clause (iii), 1. the word “other” appearing after the words “not engaged in any” shall be omitted;[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 2. after the words “activity other than” and before the words “activities pertaining to”, the word “the” shall be inserted. II. in regulation 18 – (a) in the proviso to sub-regulation (4), the words and symbols “sub-clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) of” shall be omitted; (b) in sub-regulation (5), in clause (b), i. in sub-clause (vii), 1. the number “12” appearing after the words “credit risk value is at least” shall be substituted with the number “10”; 2. after the words and symbol “Class A-I” and before the words “in the potential risk class matrix” the words and symbol “or Class B-I” shall be inserted; ii. after sub-clause (viii), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely, - “(ix) SPVs as referred to in proviso to regulation 2(1)(zy)(ii).” III. in regulation 20, in sub-regulation (3), in clause (b), in sub-clause (ii), after the words “development of infrastructure projects” and before the symbol “;” the words “or for such other purposes as may be specified by the Board” shall be inserted. BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./44/2026-27] Note: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 was published in the Gazette of India on September 26, 2014 vide notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014- 15/10/1577 and was last amended on December 11, 2025 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/286. 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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