Investor Education and Protection Fund committee constituted to administer the Fund, chaired by Secretary DCA with two-year term. A statutory committee is constituted to administer the Investor Education and Protection Fund under sub-section (4) of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956, chaired by the Secretary, Department of Company Affairs. The committee includes senior DCA officials, representatives of RBI and SEBI, nominated experts from academia, investor analysts, journalists, parliamentarians and chartered accountants; the Vice Chairman, Company Law Board is Special Invitee, the Joint Secretary, DCA is Convenor, and members serve two-year terms from notification.