Investor Grievance Redressal Mechanism
1.
SEBI Master Circular on the redressal of investor grievances through the
SEBI Complaints Redress System (SCORES) platform dated November 7,
2022.
Investors can access the master circular with the below link.
SEBI | Master Circular on the redressal of investor grievances through the SEBI Complaints Redress System (SCORES) platform
2. We encourage investors to Read
‘Investor Charter’ at https://nsdl.co.in/publications/investor_charter.php
3. Online web-based complaints redressal system
of NSDL can be accessed via link
https://investor.nsdl.com/portal/en/home
(Post your complaints/queries to NSDL)
4. Lodge your complaint with SEBI at
https://scores.sebi.gov.in/ or SEBI Mobile App - SCORES 2.0
SEBI Toll free helpline - 18002667575 / 1800227575
NSDL helpline
- 022-48867000
NSDL email for grievance - relations@nsdl.com
NSDL email for other information - info@nsdl.com
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SMART ODR Portal. Visit https://smartodr.in/login
5. SEBI Master Circular on Online Resolution of Disputes in the Indian Securities Market
SEBI
has issued Master Circular on Online Resolution of Disputes in the
Indian Securities Market vide its Circular No.
SEBI/HO/OIAE/OIAE_IAD-1/P/CIR/2023/145 dated July 31, 2023.
For more information, Investors may refer the SEBI Circular
https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/master-circulars/aug-2023/online-resolution-of-disputes-in-the-indian-securities-market_75220.html
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6. SEBI Circular on Comprehensive guidelines for Investor Protection Fund and Investor Services Fund
SEBI
has issued revised Comprehensive guidelines for Investor Protection
Fund and Investor Services Fund at Stock Exchanges and Depositories vide
its Circular No. SEBI/HO/MRD/MRD-PoD-3/P/CIR/2023/81 dated May 30, 2023.
For more information, Investors may refer the SEBI Circular in the following link:
https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/may-2023/comprehensive-guidelines-for-investor-protection-fund-and-investor-services-fund-at-stock-exchanges-and-depositories_71925.html
7. Claiming Unclaimed Shares and Dividends
All dividends and shares which remain unpaid or unclaimed for seven
consecutive years, are transferred by respective companies to Investor
Education and Protection Fund Authority.
Investors can submit claim to IEPF Authority to receive unpaid dividend and/or unclaimed shares by visiting https://www.iepf.gov.in
8.
Facility to investors of voluntary freezing/de-freezing of Demat
Accounts through Depository Participants (DP) or SPEED-e facility
If you wish to temporarily freeze/de-freeze your Demat Account for any
reason, you can avail the facility of freezing your demat account by
choosing Account level, ISIN level or Quantity level freeze anytime,
anywhere by submitting a written request in the prescribed form to your
Depository Participant (DP) or by subscribing to SPEED-e facility as
e-Token User. You can freeze your account for 'Suspending for debit' or
'Suspending for debit and credit'. Freeze request executed by you
through
SPEED-e cannot be unfrozen by your DP. If your
demat account is 'Suspending for debit', no transactions are permitted
in the demat account till the account is de-frozen. A frozen account can
be de-frozen or re-activated on submission of written instruction by
the demat account holder, in prescribed form to the DP or through NSDL's
SPEED-e facility.
9. Awareness on careful preservation of Delivery Instruction Slip (DIS)
Beneficial Owners (BOs) should accept the Delivery Instruction Slip
(DIS) from the Depository Participants (DPs) only if serial number is
pre printed and Client ID is pre stamped or pre printed. BOs should keep
the DIS in safe custody and should not to leave it “blank or signed”
with the Depository Participants (DPs) or any other person/entity when
not in use.
10. Online Closure of demat accounts
Online closure of demat accounts is made available for clients who have
opened their accounts offline or online, by the DPs that provide various
Depository related services in online mode. Those DPs which do not
provide any services online and do not open accounts online may not be
required to offer online closure of demat accounts.
11. Demat Debit and Pledge Instruction (DDPI)
Demat Debit and Pledge Instruction (DDPI) has been replaced Power of
Attorney (POA). DDPI is an authorisation given by investor to their
brokers to debit or pledge securities or tendering of shares in open
offers in their demat accounts. The existing POAs shall continue to
remain valid till the time investor revokes the same.
12. SEBI Circular on Adoption of Standardised, Validated and
Exclusive UPI IDs for Payment Collection by SEBI Registered
Intermediaries from Investors
SEBI, vide its Circular No. SEBI/HO/DEPA-II/DEPA-II_SRG/P/CIR/2025/86
dated June 11, 2025, regarding 'Adoption of Standardised, Validated and
Exclusive UPI IDs for Payment Collection by SEBI Registered
Intermediaries from Investors' decided to put in place a structured
Unified Payment Interface (‘UPI’) address mechanism for SEBI-registered
investor-facing intermediaries (‘intermediaries’) to collect funds from
their investors.
For more information Investors may refer the SEBI Circular in the following link: https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/jun-2025/adoption-of-standardised-validated-and-exclusive-upi-ids-for-payment-collection-by-sebi-registered-intermediaries-from-investors_94535.html
13. Lodge complaints for Unsolicited Communication and fraudulent activities using telecom resources
In case of Unsolicited Communication and fraudulent activities using telecom resources, you can lodge complaints as follows:
- In case of
receiving spam or commercial communication make “DND” complaint at
respective Telecom Service Provider’s App/Website, TRAI DND App, or
Call/SMS to 1909
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In case of receiving suspected fraud communication, report the same to “Chakshu Platform” of DoT (https://sancharsaathi.gov.in/sfc/Home/sfc-complaint.jsp
)
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In case fraud has already happened Report the same to Cyber Crime helpline number 1930 or website (https://www.cybercrime.gov.in
)