Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Prasanta Mahapatra was appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on August 6, 2026. In his new role, he will lead the Corporation Finance Investigation Department and handle the Recovery and Refund Department of the market regulator. Mahapatra joined SEBI in April 1999 and previously served as its Chief General Manager. He also worked at SEBI’s Eastern Regional Office in Kolkata. SEBI is the principal regulator of India’s securities market and received statutory powers under the SEBI Act, 1992.