An e-IPO is a mechanism through which investment in public offerings can be done online without signing any physical documents.
In a circular issued on Thursday, Sebi said that the remaining locations would be covered in the second phase by March 1, 2013.
To boost fund raising from markets, Sebi on Thursday proposed e-IPO norms where investors can bid for shares through Internet and eventually on mobiles, while already listed PSUs will be provided a 'fast-track' route for share sales to meet the disinvestment targets.
In the past, development groups in the US had a tough time seeking information under the RTI Act.
A number of Indians living in the US said that RTI has now become accessible to the Indian citizens living abroad after the Postal Department last week launched Indian postal order in electronic format.
The new corporate governance norms for listed companies, currently being finalised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, may also mandate greater disclosures regarding IPOs, sources said.
In their advertisements to attract investors to public offers, companies can be more creative and innovative as long as they are not misleading and contain necessary disclosures of associated risks and other facts, Sebi chief U K Sinha feels.
BSE has brought in the new technology from Deutsche Bourse.
The markets regulator made it easier for banks to acquire control in listed companies.
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