Clarification on the Digital Accessibility circulars of SEBI

भारतीय प्रतिभूति और विनिमय बोर्ड Securities and Exchange Board of India

CIRCULAR

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

December 08, 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

1. Clarification is hereby issued on the above referenced SEBI circulars on Digital accessibility requirements in Digital Platforms of Regulated Entities(REs).

2. The “Investors’ Right to have digital accessibility” will be included in the respective Investor Charters applicable to various REs, published by SEBI.

3. REs are required to carry out the following compliance:

   a. 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 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.

   b. 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.

   c. 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 remediate the accessibility related issue for the closure of the complaint.

   d. All REs shall conduct periodic accessibility audits of their digital platforms including websites, mobile apps and portals through certified accessibility professionals

4. This circular is being issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange of India Act, 1992, to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.

5. This circular is issued with the approval of Competent Authority.

6. This circular is available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in under the category “Legal” and drop “Circulars”.

Yours faithfully,

Deepankar Chatterjee Deputy General Manager Phone: 022-26449643 Email: deepankarc@sebi.gov.in

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Annexure A

Specified reporting authorities

Table 1: Specified reporting authorities for REs

Table 2: List of REs submitting compliance directly to SEBI

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Annexure B

Format of submitting a status of readiness and compliance to the accessibility requirements for digital platforms – Applicable to all REs.

Subject: [RE Registration No.]-[RE name]-[RE category] -Submission of status of readiness and compliance to the accessibility requirements for digital platforms

Body:

Table 1: Digital platform wise accessibility