Awards AppointmentsTuesday, 17 March 2026·The Hindu
SEBI gets new Whole-Time Member K. V. Ramana Murty in March 2026
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved K. V. Ramana Murty as a SEBI Whole-Time Member for three years in March 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty as a Whole-Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a three-year term.
Key specifics
- K. V. Ramana Murty is a retired 1991-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS).
- He earlier served as Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts in the Ministry of Defence.
- Murty had already served on the SEBI board as a Part-Time Member representing the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
- SEBI’s board structure mentioned in the source includes 1 Chairperson, 4 Whole-Time Members and 4 Part-Time Members.
- His appointment was notified in March 2026, making it a current-affairs question on regulators and appointments.
Exam lens
Question type: appointments and regulatory bodies, SEBI board composition, IDAS background, three-year term; TNPSC may ask who was appointed, which service he belongs to, and how many Whole-Time Members SEBI has.