Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
The Ministry is primarily concerned with administration of the Companies Act 2013, the Companies Act 1956,
the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 & other allied Acts and rules & regulations framed there-under
mainly for regulating the functioning of the corporate sector in accordance with law.
The Ministry is also responsible for administering the Competition Act, 2002 to
prevent practices having adverse effect on competition, to promote and sustain competition in markets,
to protect the interests of consumers through the commission set up under the Act.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India was constituted as a non-statutory body on April 12,
1988 through a resolution of the Government of India.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established as a statutory body in the year 1992 and the provisions of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) came into force on January 30, 1992.