On January 17, 2003 the Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) completed its 100th Investor Awareness Programme at Jhunjhunun in Rajashthan coinciding with the Securities Market Awareness Campaign inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The programmes were conducted in 12 states at the following places:

1. KARNATAKA
   1) Mysore   2) Madikeri   3) Manglore   4) Udupi   5) Hassan   6) Shimoga   7) Davangere   8) Hospet   9) Bijapur   10) Hubli   11) Dharwad   12) Belgaum
2. GOA
   1) Madgaon   2) Panjim
3. PUNJAB
   1) Bathinda   2) Moga   3) Faridkot   4) Firozpur   5) Amritsar   6) Kapurthala   7) Jalandhar   8) Hoshiarpur   9) Phagwara 10) Ludhiana  11) Pathiala   12) Mohali   13) Chandigarh
4. HARYANA
   1) Rohtak   2) Hissar   3) Sirsa   4) Ambala   5) Yamuna Nagar   6) Karnal   7) Panipat   8) Sonipat   9) Faridabad   10) Gurgaon
5. UTTAR PRADESH
   1) Noida   2) Gaziabad
6. KERALA
   1) Trivendrum   2) Kollam   3) Alleppey   4) Changanachery   5) Idduki   6) Kottayam   7) Ernakulam   8) Aluva   9) Irinjalakuda   10) Thrissur   11) Palaghat   12) Calicut   13) Kannur   14) Kasargod
7. JHARKHAND
   1) Ranchi   2) Jamshedpur   3) Bokaro   4) Hazaribagh   5) Dhanbad   6) Dumka
8. WEST BENGAL
   1) Durgapur   2) Asansol   3) Siliguri   4) Jalpaiguri   5) Koch Bihar
9. SIKKIM
   1) Gangtok
10. ASSAM
    1) Guwahati   2) Tinsukhia   3) Dibrugarh   4) Jorhat
11. MEGHALAYA
    1) Shillong
12. RAJASTHAN
    1) Alwar   2) Bharatpur   3) Sawai Madhopur   4) Gangapur   5) Hindaun   6) Kota   7) Devli (Tonk)   8) Jaipur   9) Ajmer   10) Kishangarh   11) Bijainagar   12) Beawer   13) Bhilwara   14) Chittaurgarh   15) Udaipur   16) Abu Road   17) Jalore   18) Sumerpur   19) Pali   20) Jodhpur   21) Balotra   22) Barmer   23) Jaisalmer   24) Nagaur   25) Bikaner   26) Suratgarh   27) Hanumangarh   28) Sri Ganganagar   29) Churu   30) Jhunjhunun

The Exchange has covered 13,649 investors through these programmes. Further, the Exchange has received and processed 324 complaints from investors at these centers. Several publications such as Guide For Investors, FAQs on Debt Markets / Derivatives (Futures & Options) etc. were distributed at these programmes free of cost. While touring these states, the BSE teams visited several bank branches and distributed leaflets on "Guide For Investors". In addition to the above, Investor Awareness Programmes were organised in various Colleges and Management Institutes in some of the states covered during the visit.

Further such programmes are being scheduled in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir.

The Exchange has also organised/participated in several finance exhibitions through which it aims to spread investor education. The Exchange had also distributed Guide for investors to professionals such as Company Secretaries and Chartered Accountants who may be guiding investors.

The Exchange has carried out extensive campaign in print media on "Safe investing in Stock Market" through 180 inserts covering 31 newspapers including regional dailies and magazines. The Exchange has also carried out extensive advertisement campaigns for investor education through CNBC for last three months. Currently, Zee TV is telecasting Investor Awareness Campaign series.

These initiatives have been carried out under the aegis of BSE Investor Protection Fund.

The BSE Training Institute (BTI) offers 22 programmes currently. More than 15,000 participants have been trained through various courses like comprehensive program on Capital Markets, Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, Derivatives, Futures and Options et al. Further, for the Derivatives market BSE also conducts the compulsory BSE Certification for Derivatives Exchange (BCDE) for members and their dealers to impart basic minimum knowledge of the derivatives markets.

BSE's official website www.bseindia.com is the focal point for information dissemination and updates investors with the latest information on stock markets on a daily basis through real time updation of statistical data on market activity, corporate information and results.

BSE regularly comes out with publications for Investor education on various products and processes including a "Quick Reference Guide for Investors" amongst others. For redressal of their grievances as well as information, investors can contact the toll-free number 1600116663 from selected 103 cities and towns. This list is also available on www.bseindia.com.

In a significant move to expand its investor services nationwide, on September 2, 2002 BSE opened centres for investor services in New Delhi and Cochin. BSE is planning to open more such Investor Service Centres in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Calcutta. This initiative marks a major development in expanding the scope and reach of BSE services to investors located in different parts of the country. These centres are envisaged to provide exclusive services to the investors and are designed to offer complete range of services, which include:

• Provision of time bound and personalised services to the investors with improved quality in respect of equity, derivatives and debt.
• Single window to answer all queries.
• Accept and redress investor grievances and act as an information centre.
• Sale of publications of the Exchange and free distribution of informative and educative materials.
• Organise investor awareness and other training programmes.
• Organise presentations/lectures/seminars on capital markets.

January 21, 2003