Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey today stated that Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) have evolved into a significant pillar of India’s capital markets, with total commitments reaching about 15.7 trillion rupees as of December 2025.

Addressing the IVCA Conclave 2026 in Mumbai, Pandey said AIFs are increasingly playing a larger role in channelising finance to priority sectors such as renewables, storage, logistics and strategic manufacturing, especially amid global geopolitical uncertainties. Pandey further said that India currently has more than 1,700 registered AIFs, with investments of about 6.45 trillion rupees, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 30 per cent over the past five years.