{"id":13934,"date":"2025-12-08T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13934"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:49:13","slug":"investor-education-and-protection-fund-authority-iepfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/investor-education-and-protection-fund-authority-iepfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) collaborated with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) organised a \u201cNiveshak Shivir\u201d in Jaipur<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>Companies Act, 2013.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is dedicated to <\/span><b>promoting investor awareness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and protection through sustained outreach, education, and strategic collaborations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Functions\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It manages the <\/span><b>Investor Education and Protection Fund<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEPF) and promotes investor awareness and financial protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It makes refunds of shares, unclaimed dividends, matured deposits\/debentures etc. to investors and promotes awareness among investors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>dedicated to safeguarding investor interests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by facilitating the return of unclaimed shares and dividends and advancing financial literacy nationwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ministry of Corporate Affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Initiatives:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Through flagship initiatives such as <\/span><b>Niveshak Didi, Niveshak Panchayat, and Niveshak Shivir,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> IEPFA empowers individuals to make informed financial choices and fosters a financially aware citizenry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>IEPF consists of amounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that remained unclaimed for 7 years, including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unpaid dividends,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application money is due for refund,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matured deposits and debentures,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interest on investments from the fund,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grants or donations received from the government or other entities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2199916&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority was established in 2016 under the Companies Act, 2013. 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