F] INVESTOR EDUCATION AND THE TRAINING OF INTERMEDIARIES

The SEBI constituted a Working Group on Investor Education drawn from Investor Associations (Tamil Nadu Investor Association, Investor Guidance Society and Gujarat Investors’ & Shareholders’ Association), Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange, All India Radio, Doordarshan, Advertising Agencies Association of India, CRISIL and academic institutions.

The terms of reference for the group include, providing advice and suggestions to SEBI on :

• Design and content of Investor Education Programmes
• Selection of media for Dissemination
• Procedure for approving/involving agencies
• Methods of Funding of the Programmes, and
• Role of Investor Associations in spreading Investor Education