Name and Date of Birth/Incorporation (DOB/I) as per PAN card/Proof of Identity (POI) – Effective from April 30, 2024


As per recent Master circular on KYC requirements of SEBI and changes advised by Income Tax Department in PAN validation process, now it is mandated to quote your Name(s) and DOB/I as per PAN card/POI. All Mutual Funds are mandated to validate the Name and DOB/I against the PAN available with Income tax department. To avoid any failure in such validations, we request investors to quote the Name(s) and DOB/I of all the holders including Guardian, Power of Attorney [POA] holders as per PAN card in all new application forms (physical and digital) and KYC forms.


Independent validation by KRAs (KYC Registration Agency) for KYC records using Non-Aadhaar as Official Valid Document (OVD) - Effective from April 01, 2024


As per the recent Master circular on KYC requirements and various directives from SEBI, KRAs are mandated to do independent validation of KYC records that have been submitted with documents other than Aadhaar as OVD (Officially Valid Documents). As per the process, Email and/or Mobile wherever registered in the KYC records are independently validated by the KRAs. If found as not validated, KYC status will be changed to On-Hold and Mutual Fund investors might be restricted from carrying out financial and non-financial transactions. For a seamless transaction experience, investors are advised to register their valid Email and/or Mobile in the KYC database through any one of the SEBI registered intermediaries by submitting the KYC change form and ensure the KYC status is always valid.


In line with this requirement, investors who have completed the KYC process using any OVD applicable at that period and not falling under the below list of OVDs are advised to carry out KYC process again (re-KYC) using the below OVDs to keep the KYC status alive, in turn ensuring seamless transactions in Mutual Funds. Eligible OVDs are:


Nomination for existing individual investors...


Providing nomination or Opting-out confirmation has already been mandated in the case of new MF investors for folios created from 01-Oct-2022. Nomination in folios held by investors where folio was created prior to 01-Oct-2022 must be complied with on or before 30-Jun-2024. by either submitting nominee details or by providing Opt-out declaration. You may login to MFCentral platform to opt-out/opt-in of nominees instantly digitally.