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This notification amends the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000, by revising fee structures and remittance procedures for foreign venture capital investors.

Detailed Summary

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), exercising powers conferred by Section 30(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), issued the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, on July 3, 2026, under Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/309. These regulations shall come into force on the one hundred eightieth day from their publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments primarily affect the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000. Specifically, regulation 3(3) is amended by omitting the words "by the fee specified in the Second Schedule and". In the Second Schedule, Clause (1) is amended to substitute "$2500" with "Rs. 2,30,000 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent" and "at the time of submission of the Form" with "prior to the grant of certificate of registration". Clause (2) replaces "$100" with "Rs. 9,000 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent". Clause (5) replaces "$5" with "Rs. 500 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent" and "$150" with "Rs. 15,000 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent". Furthermore, Clause (6) of the Second Schedule is entirely substituted, mandating that every designated depository participant remit fees collected from foreign venture capital investors in INR to the Board within five working days from the date of grant of initial registration certificate or from the date of receipt of renewal/late fees, along with specified details. The original 2000 Regulations were published on September 15, 2000, vide S.O. No. 832 (E), and were last amended by Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/280.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-10072026-274340 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 436] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948 (1) 2 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART III—SEC.4] AMIT PRADHAN, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./205/2026-27] [PART III—SECTION 4] | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | 3 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 3rd July, 2026 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (FOREIGN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2026 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/309.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 30(1) 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, 2026. 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 3(3), the words "by the fee specified in the Second Schedule and" shall be omitted; II. in the Second Schedule, i. in Clause (1), a. the words and symbols “$2500" shall be substituted with the words and symbols "Rs. 2,30,000 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent"; and b. the words "at the time of submission of the Form" shall be substituted with the words "prior to the grant of certificate of registration". ii. in Clause (2), the words and symbols "$100" shall be substituted with the words and symbols "Rs. 9,000 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent"; iii. in Clause (5), a. the words and symbols "$5" shall be substituted with the words and symbols "Rs. 500 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent"; and b. the words and symbols "$150" shall be substituted with the words and symbols "Rs. 15,000 in eligible foreign exchange equivalent”. 4 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART III—SEC.4] iv. Clause (6) shall be substituted with the following, namely, - "(6) Every designated depository participant shall remit the fees collected from the foreign venture capital investors in INR to the Board in the following manner: (a) in the case of initial registration, within five working days from the date of grant of certificate of registration to the foreign venture capital investor, along with the details in the format, as may be specified from time to time; (b) in the case of renewal fees paid for subsequent blocks after registration or any late fees, within five working days from the date of receipt of such fees by the designated depository participant, along with the details in the format, as may be specified from time to time." AMIT PRADHAN, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./205/2026-27] Note: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000 was published in the Gazette of India on September 15, 2000 vide S.O. No. 832 (E) and was last amended by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide Notification No. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/280. 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. KUMER | Digitally signed by CHAND | KUMER CHAND MEENA | MEENA | Date: 2026.07.10 | 15:50:38 +05'30'

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