To protect the interests of investors in securities market.

 • To promote the development of securities market.

 • To regulate the business in stock exchanges and any other securities markets.

 • To register and regulate the working of stock brokers, sub-brokers, share transfer agents, bankers to an issue, trustees of trust deeds, registrars to an issue, merchant bankers, underwriters, portfolio managers, investment advisers and such other intermediaries who may be associated with securities markets in any manner.

 • To register and regulate the working of the depositories, participants, custodians of securities, foreign institutional investors, credit rating agencies.

 • To register and regulate the working of venture capital funds and collective investment schemes including mutual funds.

 • To promote and regulate self-regulatory organizations.