HO/13/19/13(2)2025-ITD-1_VIAP/I/187/2025

CIRCULAR HO/13/19/13(2)2025-ITD-1_VIAP/I/187/2025 To, All Recognised Stock Exchanges All Recognised Clearing Corporations All Registered Depositories All Registered Intermediaries Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) Association of Portfolio Managers in India (APMI) BSE Limited (Investment Adviser Administration and supervisory body-IAASB) BSE Limited (Research Analysts Administration and supervisory body-RAASB) Reference: Sir/Madam, Subject: Clarification on the Digital Accessibility circulars of SEBI Clarification is hereby issued on the above referenced SEBI circulars on Digital accessibility requirements in Digital Platforms of Regulated Entities(REs) . The " Investors' Right to have digital accessibility" y" will be included in the respective Investor Charters applicable to various REs, published by SEBI . REs are required to carry out the following compliance: Instead of meeting the compliance requirement for appointment of accessibility auditor by December 14, 2025, REs shall submit a status of their readiness and compliance to the accessibility requirements for December 08, 2025 each of their digital platforms latest by March 31, 2026 to the specified reporting authorities (refer Annexure A). The REs reporting to SEBI shall share the status on the email id digital_acc@sebi.gov.in . REs may refer to Annexure B for format of submitting a status of readiness and compliance to the accessibility requirements for each of their investor facing digital platforms. Any investor facing accessibility related issues on digital platforms of REs, shall be able to lodge accessibility related complaints against REs on SCORES. A complaint category related to "Accessibility" is already provisioned in SCORES. In response to the accessibility related complaint, the RE shall r

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