To further strengthen the commodity market, Sebi today issued a detailed framework on Investor Protection Fund (IPF), which can be used for investor education and awareness programmes.
Spelling out detailed guidelines of constitution and management of IPF, contribution to the Fund and eligibility of claims, Sebi asked exchanges to ensure that the funds in the IPF are well segregated from that of the bourse and that the IPF is immune from any liability of the exchange.

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