The Indian Securities Market’ Pavilion at India’s biggest industrial Expo, Advantage Vidarbha, Nagpur 2026

Mumbai, February 10, 2026 Under the aegis of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) in collaboration with other MIIs and AMFI had set up an Indian Securities Market pavilion at Advantage Vidarbha being held at RTMNU Campus Ground, Nagpur, Maharashtra for a period of 3 days from February 06th to 08th, 2026.

The Advantage Vidarbha Exhibition was inaugurated by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble CM, Maharashtra, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister Road, Transport & Highways, GOI, Shri Chandrashekar Bawankule, Hon’ble Minister of Revenue of Maharashtra & Guardian Minister, Nagpur.

The event witnessed Delegates from 20 plus countries, 200 plus industry experts and 25 plus knowledge sessions all under one mega platform.

Smt. Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, visited the pavilion and was felicitated by Shri Jeevan Sonparote, Executive Director, SEBI, Shri Piyush Chourasia Chief Regulatory Officer NSE and other senior delegates. On this day a session for Small and medium sized enterprises (SMSs) was hosted explaining the framework for fund raising by MSMEs through the securities market and various regulatory compliances and disclosures.

Shri Jeevan Sonparote, Executive Director, SEBI, Shri Piyush Chourasia, Chief Regulatory Officer, NSE addressed the investors in the pavilion on the importance of financial literacy along and representatives. During his interaction with general public, Shri Jeevan Sonparote shared insights on the opportunities and risks in the securities market. They also informed about the importance of financial literacy, and prevention from fraud and scam. They also apprised audience about SEBI Check that allows investors to verify the authenticity of UPI IDs and confirm the bank details of a registered intermediary.

Shri Avishkar Naik, Senior Vice President, NSE Shri Krishnan Iyer, Senior Vice President, NSE, Smt. Bala Kumari, DGM, SEBI, Shri Rahul Kelapure, AGM SEBI and other senior officials from other MIIs, inaugurated the Indian Securities Market pavilion.

 

 

 

 

The ‘Indian Securities Market’ pavilion themed on Investor awareness and ‘SEBI v/s Scam’ aimed to enhance the understanding of investors in the securities market, fostering a culture of informed investing in appropriate financial products amongst individuals.

 

Visitors of the pavilion at Vidarbha Advantage engaged in exciting activities planned by NSE such as ‘Spin the Wheel’, which enhances your knowledge about the securities market, followed by ‘Snake and Ladder’ which enables smart decisions and investing tips which help you stay ahead in your investment journey along with one on one interactions, grievance redressal desks, etc.

Maharashtra’s growing investor base

Maharashtra has 1.97 crore registered investors, comprising 15.8% of NSE's registered investor base, which means that it is the top ranked state in terms of registered investors in India. Maharashtra recorded 18.2 Lakh new investor additions in 2025, which comprises an 11.7% share of total new investor additions. In 2025, 29 companies were listed on mainboard from Maharashtra raising Rs 46.5k crores while 27 companies were listed on the SME platform from Maharashtra raising Rs 1.6k crores.

Districts like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Ahmed Nagar together account for nearly 60% of new investor registrations. Women now account for 28.8% of investors in Maharashtra, well above the national average of 24.8%.

About National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE):

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) was the first exchange in India to implement electronic or screen-based trading. It began operations in 1994 and is ranked as the largest stock exchange in India in terms of total and average daily turnover for equity shares every year since 1995, based on SEBI data. NSE has a fully integrated business model comprising exchange listings, trading services, clearing and settlement services, indices, market data feeds, technology solutions and financial education offerings. NSE also oversees compliance by trading, clearing members and listed companies with the rules and regulations of SEBI and the exchange. NSE is a pioneer in technology and ensures the reliability and performance of its systems through a culture of innovation and investment in technology. NSE is the world’s largest derivatives exchange by trading volume (contracts) as per the statistics maintained by Futures Industry Association (FIA) for calendar year 2024. NSE is ranked 2nd in the world in equity segment by number of trades (electronic order book) in 2024, as per the statistics maintained by World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

 

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