Lok Sabha Question No. 3985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Investors Awareness Programme
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3985 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY, 2019

[PAUSHA 14, 1940 SAKA]

## INVESTOR AWARENESS PROGRAMME QUESTION

3985. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has initiated any workshops to educate the Indian corporate sector and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has organised any Investors Awareness Programmes  (IAPs)  in  association  with  the  professional  Institutes  such  as Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of  Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAI) with the  objectives  of  creating  awareness  amongst  the  investor  about  fraudulent schemes and facilitating informed investment decisions; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(SHRI P.P. CHOUDHARY)

विवि और न्याय एिं कारपोरेट कायय मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री

( श्री पी . पी . चौधरी )

(a): No madam. Government has not initiated any workshop on Investor Awareness Programme  to  educate  the  Indian  corporate  sector,  but  supports  in-house advocacy programmes organised by industry associations for sensitizing corporates on investor education and protection.

- (b) & (c):Yes, Madam.  The State/UT wise details of Investor Awareness Programmes, organised during the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 (upto 30.11.2018) are annexed.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3985 DATED04.01.2019 Data on Investor Awareness Programme (I.A.P.)

| Financial Years      | 2015-16 Number of IAPs   | 2015-16 Number of IAPs   | 2015-16 Number of IAPs   | 2016-17 Number of IAPs   | 2016-17 Number of IAPs   | 2016-17 Number of IAPs   | 2016-17 Number of IAPs   | TOTAL   | 2017-18 Number of IAPs   | 2017-18 Number of IAPs   | 2017-18 Number of IAPs   | TOTAL   | 2018-19 (up to 30.11.2018) Number of IAPs TOTAL   | 2018-19 (up to 30.11.2018) Number of IAPs TOTAL   | 2018-19 (up to 30.11.2018) Number of IAPs TOTAL   | 2018-19 (up to 30.11.2018) Number of IAPs TOTAL   | 2018-19 (up to 30.11.2018) Number of IAPs TOTAL   |
|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| States & UTs         | ICoAI                    | ICSI                     | ICAI                     | TOTAL IAPs               | ICoAI                    | ICSI                     | ICAI                     | IAPs    | ICoAI                    | ICSI                     | ICAI                     | IAPs    | ICoAI                                             | ICSI                                              | ICAI                                              | IAPs                                              | IAPs                                              |
| Haryana              | 6                        | 112                      | 54                       | 172                      | 0                        | 72                       | 152 224                  | 1       | 78                       | 24                       | 103                      | 1       |                                                   | 18                                                | 49                                                | 68                                                | 68                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 0                        | 0                        | 8                        | 8                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                          |                          | 0                        | 0       |                                                   |                                                   | 1                                                 | 1                                                 | 1                                                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                          |                          | 0                        | 0       |                                                   | 40                                                |                                                   | 40                                                | 40                                                |
| Punjab               | 0                        | 32                       | 144                      | 176                      | 3                        | 13                       | 0                        | 16      | 2                        | 14                       | 1                        | 17      | 7                                                 | 6                                                 |                                                   | 13                                                | 13                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 8                        | 75                       | 118                      | 201                      | 41                       | 32                       | 88                       | 161     | 1                        | 41                       | 3                        | 45      | 17                                                | 71                                                |                                                   | 88                                                | 88                                                |
| Uttarakhand          | 0                        | 2                        | 1                        | 3                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                          |                          | 0 0                      |         |                                                   | 0                                                 |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Chandigarh           | 0                        | 0                        | 1                        | 1                        | 0                        | 1                        | 1                        | 2       |                          |                          | 0                        | 0       |                                                   |                                                   | 2                                                 | 2                                                 | 2                                                 |
| Delhi                | 0                        | 49                       | 31                       | 80                       | 3                        | 19                       | 22                       | 44      | 1                        | 14                       | 0 15                     |         | 1 3                                               |                                                   | 9                                                 | 13                                                | 13                                                |
| Kerala               | 0                        | 2                        | 9                        | 11                       | 0                        | 2                        | 7                        | 9       |                          | 1                        | 2 3                      |         | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Puducherry           | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 1                        | 1                        | 0                        | 2       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Tamilnadu            | 11                       | 23                       | 28                       | 62                       | 11                       | 17                       | 19                       | 47      | 15                       | 8                        | 13 36                    |         | 0                                                 | 1                                                 | 3                                                 | 4                                                 | 4                                                 |
| Goa                  | 0                        | 2                        | 2                        | 4                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Daman & Diu          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Maharashtra          | 61                       | 30                       | 88                       | 179                      | 38                       | 4                        | 38                       | 80      | 50                       | 5                        | 11                       | 66      | 14                                                | 2 5                                               |                                                   | 21                                                | 21                                                |
| Karnataka            | 1                        | 1                        | 2                        | 4                        | 0                        | 0                        | 1                        | 1       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                                                   | 1                                                 |                                                   | 1                                                 | 1                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 9                        | 22                       | 7                        | 38                       | 12                       | 0                        | 5                        | 17      |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 1                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 1                                                 | 1                                                 |
| Telangana            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 2                        | 4                        | 0                        | 6       |                          | 0                        | 1 1                      |         | 1                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 1                                                 | 1                                                 |
| Bihar                | 0                        | 0                        | 33                       | 33                       | 0                        | 1                        | 27                       | 28      |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       |                                                   | 2                                                 |                                                   | 2                                                 | 2                                                 |
| Jharkhand            | 0                        | 3                        | 2                        | 5                        | 0                        | 3                        | 25                       | 28      | 2                        | 1                        | 0                        | 3       |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Odisha               | 0                        | 4                        | 5                        | 9                        | 0                        | 2                        | 8                        | 10      | 1                        | 3                        | 3                        | 7       |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| West Bengal          | 0                        | 8                        | 71                       | 79                       | 0                        | 7                        | 37                       | 44      | 2                        | 5                        | 0                        | 7       |                                                   |                                                   | 12                                                | 12                                                | 12                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh    |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 1                        | 0                        | 1       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Assam                | 0                        | 2                        | 187                      | 189                      | 0                        | 0                        | 72                       | 72      |                          | 3                        | 25                       | 28 1    | 0                                                 |                                                   | 24                                                | 25                                                | 25                                                |
| Manipur              |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Meghalaya            |                          | 2                        | 8                        | 10                       |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 1                        | 0                        | 1       | 0                                                 |                                                   | 6                                                 | 6                                                 | 6                                                 |
| Mizoram              |                          |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Nagaland             |                          |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Sikkim               |                          |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Tripura              |                          | 1                        |                          | 1                        |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   | 12                                                | 12                                                | 12                                                |
| Chhattisgarh         | 0                        | 0                        | 9                        | 9                        |                          |                          |                          |         |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   | 3                                                 | 3                                                 | 3                                                 |
| Gujarat              | 0                        | 0                        | 63                       | 63                       | 0                        | 0                        | 206                      | 206     |                          | 0                        | 23 23                    |         | 0                                                 |                                                   | 86                                                | 86                                                | 86                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 0                        | 1                        | 371                      | 372                      | 0                        | 0                        | 1                        | 1       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                          |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 |
| Lakshadweep          |                          |                          |                          | 0                        |                          |                          |                          | 0       |                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0       | 0                                                 |                                                   |                                                   | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| Rajasthan            | 1                        | 23                       | 286                      | 310                      | 1                        | 4                        | 95                       | 100     | 17                       | 2 19                     | 38                       |         | 4                                                 | 2                                                 | 141 147                                           | 141 147                                           | 141 147                                           |
| Grand Total          | 97                       | 394                      | 1528                     | 2019                     | 111                      | 181                      | 804                      | 1096    | 93                       | 178                      | 125                      | 396     | 21                                                | 52                                                | 473                                               | 473                                               | 546                                               |