The MoU, which comes into force immediately, will facilitate the sharing of data and information between CBDT and Sebi on an automatic and regular basis. It will also ensure that both CBDT and Sebi have seamless linkage for data exchange.
In addition to regular exchange of data, the two organizations will also exchange with each other, on request and suo moto basis, any information available in their respective databases for the purpose of carrying out scrutiny, inspection, investigation and prosecution.
The MoU is an ongoing initiative of CBDT and Sebi, who are already collaborating through various existing mechanisms, the markets regulator said in a release.
A data exchange steering group has also been constituted for the initiative, which will meet periodically to review the data exchange status and take steps to further improve the effectiveness of the data sharing mechanism, Sebi added.