National 05 November 2026
SEBI Signs MoU with Digital India BHASHINI Division to Expand Regional Language Access for Investors
Why in the News?
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (**SEBI**) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (**MoU**) with the **Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD)** on November 3, 2026, to broaden investor access and financial literacy across regional Indian languages.
Key Features / Major Points:
- Signatories & Scope:
- The agreement was signed by **Sandip Pradhan** (Whole-Time Member, SEBI) and **Amitabh Nag** (CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division).
- Integration of 4 Core AI Technologies:
- **Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR):** Enables voice-driven access for users.
- **Text-to-Speech (TTS):** Converts written regulatory information into spoken audio.
- **Machine Translation:** Translates regulatory circulars, disclosure guidelines, and educational content.
- **Optical Character Recognition (OCR):** Digitizes scanned text and images for translation.
- Domain-Specific Model Enhancement:
- Capital market terminology will be fed back into BHASHINI's AI language models to improve the precision of legal and financial translations.
- Strategic Objective:
- Empowers retail investors in Tier-2/3 cities by offering investor awareness, regulatory updates, circulars, and grievance redressal systems (such as SCORES) in native Indian languages.
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Static GK Facts:
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
- Established: **April 12, 1988** | Statutory Status: **January 30, 1992** (SEBI Act, 1992) | Headquarters: **Mumbai, Maharashtra**.
- Statutory regulator for the capital markets in India.
- BHASHINI (BHASHa INterface for India):
- Launched: **July 2022** under the National Language Translation Mission (NLTM) | Nodal Ministry: **Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)**.
One-Liner Quiz (All Competitive Exams):
Q: SEBI partnered with which government initiative on November 3, 2026, to expand multilingual access to capital market services?
A: Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD)
Q: Which central Ministry runs the AI-driven National Language Translation Mission platform 'BHASHINI'?
A: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Q: Where is the headquarters of SEBI located?
A: Mumbai, Maharashtra
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