INTRODUCTION
Ending a tedious seven-year waiting (from the year 2008), the
Securities and Exchange Board of India [SEBI], finally approved on
August 10, 2014, the establishment of the Real Estate Investment
Trusts [REITs] in India, and listing of these on stock exchanges
for trading, along with offering detailed provisions and
regulations for these purposes. The Infrastructure Investment
Trusts were also covered under this bold and prudent step of SEBI,
the market regulator of India. This web-article offers very
enlightening and useful information regarding the REITs in India
exclusively. It is hoped that the REITs in India can contribute
substantially and remarkably to growth, accountability, and
transparency in the real estate sector of the country. Today, REITs
are highly successful and beneficial in about 20 countries of the
world over, in respect of providing less risky investment options
in real estate to small and big investors, regular and dependable
income
