Govt appoints K V Ramana Murty as SEBI whole-time member: Sources

Govt appoints K V Ramana Murty as SEBI whole-time member: Sources

• K V R Murty appointed as whole-time SEBI member for three years
• Murty brings government financial sector expertise to SEBI
• SEBI will now have full strength of four whole-time members

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The government has appointed former defence accounts official Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty as a whole-time member of the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), according to sources. As per sources, the appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), the government’s top body for senior bureaucratic appointments on Wednesday.

Who is K V Ramana Murty?

Murty, a 1991-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) who has since retired, previously served as Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts in the Ministry of Defence. He has been appointed as whole-time member at SEBI for a period of three years from the date of assuming charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Murty is not new to SEBI, he was previously in board as Part Time Member as representative of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Murty’s experience in government financial administration and public sector is expected to bring expertise in areas related to regulatory oversight, compliance frameworks and financial supervision.

With this appointment the SEBI will have four full time members, the others are Amarjeeet Singh, Kamlesh Chandra Varshney and Sandip Pradhan. Varshney and Pradhan are from IRS (Income Tax) cadre.

SEBI’s board is headed by a chairperson and includes 4 whole-time members and 4 part-time members nominated by the government.  Whole-time members are responsible for day-to-day regulatory functions and policy implementation within the watchdog.

Whole-time members form part of SEBI’s top decision-making body and oversee key regulatory and operational functions, including Market Intermediaries, Corporate Finance Department, Market Regulation Department, Investigation, enforcement, surveillance, Information Technology, and investor protection. This position was vacant after completion of tenure of whole-time member Ananth Narayan G on October 9, 2025.