SEBI has issued a revised Investor Charter for Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents (RTAs) via its circular dated May 14, 2025 which comes into effect immediately and replaces the 2021 Charter while also amending Clause 29 of the Master Circular for RTAs.
The revised Charter is part of SEBI‘s effort to strengthen investor protection, improve service standards, and align grievance redressal mechanisms with SCORES 2.0 and SMARTODR.
In addition to outlining the ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, and ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, the revised Investor Charter also details:
1. ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ in relation to various services provide by the RTA,
2. The ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ,
3. Key ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐’๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ,
4. The ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, including available modes and escalation pathways, and
5. The requirement to ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ-๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ against the RTA on its website for greater transparency.
SEBI has directed the RTAs to bring the Investor Charter to the attention of both existing and prospective shareholders by:
(a) disseminating the Investor Charter through their websites and via email communication; and
(b) prominently displaying the Investor Charter at conspicuous locations within their office premises
The Circular is enclosed below.
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