The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) organises Investor Awareness Programmes (IAPs) with the objectives of creating awareness amongst the investors about fraudulent schemes and facilitating informed investment decisions. The IAPs are organized in association with the three Professional Institutes, namely, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Institute of Cost Accountants of India. During the period 01.04.2012 to 28.02.2015, 6402 such programmes have been organized. Besides, 100 programmes were also organized in rural areas during 2012-13 and 2013-14 through Common Service Centres (CSCs) set up under Department of Electronics and Information Technology. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) also conducts similar programmes through Resource Persons, Investor Associations, Exchanges, Depositories and various trade bodies. SEBI also carries out mass media campaigns relating to cautioning of investors against schemes offering unrealistic returns.
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