SEBI partners with DigiLocker to help nominees access deceased accounts faster and reduce unclaimed assets

Published on 24 April 2026

Nominees may soon pull statements using Digilocker links

SEBI has partnered with DigiLocker to streamline how nominees access financial assets after a person dies. The move is designed to make it easier to retrieve mutual fund and demat account statements, cutting down unidentified and unclaimed assets. Nomination and notification will be handled through DigiLocker, leveraging data already linked via Aadhaar and PAN.

SEBI and DigiLocker will enable smoother nominee access after death
Mutual fund and demat statements can be retrieved more easily
The initiative aims to reduce unidentified and unclaimed financial assets
Nomination and notifications will run through DigiLocker using Aadhaar and PAN linkage

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SEBI partners with DigiLocker to help nominees access deceased accounts faster and reduce unclaimed assets

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