{"id":6831,"date":"2026-05-18T16:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=6831"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:58:28","slug":"amfi-hosts-investor-awareness-program-in-bhubaneswar-to-strengthen-financial-inclusion-and-investor-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=6831","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Wealth : AMFI\u2019s Financial Inclusion Drive in Bhubaneswar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SEBI will open a regional office in Bhubaneswar to strengthen eastern India\u2019s investment ecosystem and boost SIP participation, investor awareness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Odisha is catching up fast as one of the fastest-growing regions for mutual fund investments. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bhubaneswar, May 18, 2026 [ADN] :<\/strong>&nbsp;The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) today organised an Investor Awareness Program in Bhubaneswar, bringing together regulators, policymakers, academicians and investors to discuss the growing role of mutual funds in strengthening India\u2019s economic resilience and advancing financial inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"# Next 15-20 years || Municipal Bonds || will be biggest in indiab\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIqV7K2c6ts?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program was graced by Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra, IAS, Principal Secretary \u2013 Finance, Government of Odisha, attended the event as the Guest of Honour, while Professor D V Ramana, Professor, XIM University, delivered the keynote address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the gathering, Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, SEBI, emphasised the importance of the securities market in providing diverse sources of finance to businesses through instruments such as equity, debt, REITs, InvITs and municipal bonds. He noted that mutual funds have&nbsp;&nbsp;emerged as a major channel of participation for millions of investors across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the occasion, Shri Pandey outlined the key measures undertaken by SEBI to safeguard investor interests, including the validated UPI mechanism, SEBI Check and simplified nomination processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referring to the launch of Project&nbsp;\u2018Jagrook\u2019, he stated that the initiative would focus on a multi-lingual approach, 360-degree media outreach, and a unified effort by SEBI and its Securities Market Partners to strengthen investor awareness and education across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Venkat Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI, said: \u201cThe next phase of growth for the mutual fund industry will be driven by deeper participation from emerging India. Rising awareness, disciplined investing through SIPs, and expanding financial inclusion are enabling more households to participate in India\u2019s long-term growth story. AMFI remains committed to strengthening investor awareness and promoting informed financial participation across the country, paving the way for a faster transition toward a Vikshit Bharat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussions during the program focused on increasing investor participation from B-30 cities and women investors, underscoring the rapid expansion of mutual fund penetration across emerging India. Industry data shared at the event highlighted that B-30 locations now contribute nearly 19% of the industry\u2019s total AUM, while women account for over 25% of unique mutual fund investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event also highlighted SEBI\u2019s ongoing investor protection and awareness initiatives aimed at promoting wider financial inclusion and strengthening investor confidence through education, transparency, and robust market practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar, May 18, 2026 [ADN] :&nbsp;The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) today organised an Investor Awareness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-34"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6831"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6843,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6831\/revisions\/6843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}