Decoding India’s Regulatory Landscape

Covering Government Securities, Investment Limits, Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox, Foreign Portfolio Investors, Regulatory Sandbox. This episode covers unchanged Foreign Portfolio Investor investment limits in Government Securities and corporate bonds, plus SEBI's launch of the Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox for hybrid financial products.

Show Notes

This episode provides an in-depth look at recent regulatory developments affecting Government Securities, investment limits for Foreign Portfolio Investors, and innovative regulatory frameworks in India.

The Reserve Bank of India has confirmed that Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) will maintain the same investment limits for the fiscal year 2026-27: 6% in Government Securities, 2% in State Government Securities, and 15% in corporate bonds. Additionally, investments under the Voluntary Retention Route are now included in the General Route limits effective April 1, 2026, superseding prior circulars.

SEBI’s Chairman introduced the Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS), a pioneering platform enabling entities to test hybrid financial products involving multiple regulators via a single application. This platform mandates adherence to the Principal Regulator’s sandbox framework coordinated with Associate Regulators, with no application fee but possible sandbox fees.

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Articles mentioned:
  1. Limits for investment in debt and sale of Credit Default Swaps by FPIs
  2. Address by Chairman SEBI at CII 19th Corporate Governance Summit

What is Decoding India’s Regulatory Landscape?

Regulatory news, updates, and insights for India presented by the Carver Agents team

Welcome to Carver's India Regulatory Updates for April 12, 2026.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that the limits for Foreign Portfolio Investor investments in Indian debt markets will remain unchanged for the fiscal year 2026-27. Specifically, FPIs can invest up to 6 percent of the outstanding stock in Government Securities, 2 percent in State Government Securities, and 15 percent in corporate bonds. Incremental changes to Government Securities limits will be allocated equally between the General and Long-term sub-categories. Additionally, investments made under the Voluntary Retention Route will now be counted within the General Route limits effective April 1, 2026. This update withdraws the previous circular issued for the year 2025-26.

In other news, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, Chairman delivered an address at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s 19th Corporate Governance Summit. He introduced the Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox, known as IoRS, a unified testing platform designed for hybrid financial products that involve multiple regulators. The platform allows entities to apply through a single application process and mandates that testing under IoRS will follow the Principal Regulator’s sandbox framework, coordinated with Associate Regulators. There is no application fee for IoRS, although sandbox fees may apply as per the Principal Regulator. Alongside this, SEBI has issued Frequently Asked Questions on the Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework, or CSCRF, and a cloud adoption framework for SEBI regulated entities.

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