Description : EDIFAR is the Electronic Data Information Filing And Retrieval system. This is an automated system for filing, retrieval and dissemination of time sensitive corporate information which till now were being filed physically by the listed companies with the stock exchanges in India. By centralising the information through on-line filing, EDIFAR’s primary objective is to centralise the information and accelerate its dissemination and by doing so enhance the transparency and efficiency for the benefit of all the stakeholders in the securities market.

The EDIFAR has been launched by SEBI in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the EDIFAR site can be accessed through a hyper link in SEBI’s web site www.sebi.gov.in. The site is maintained by NIC.

EDIFAR is being implemented in a phased manner. As of date, all the listed companies are required to file disclosure statements and other information with the stock exchanges where they are listed. The stock exchanges disseminate this information through trading terminals, their website etc.