New Delhi, June 11 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance examining the Securities Market Code Bill, 2025, has received 665 unique suggestions and held consultations with 68 stakeholders, including market institutions, investors and industry bodies, sources said on Thursday.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance met twice on Thursday to discuss the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025, which proposes to merge the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the SEBI Act, 1992, and the Depositories Act, 1996 into a single statute.

According to sources, the panel has so far held 11 sittings on the legislation and identified about 20 substantive provisions that require detailed scrutiny.

Of the 1055 suggestions receive...