IEPFA’s “Aapki Poonji Aapka Adhikaar” Event Brings Unclaimed Assets Back into Investor Protection Focus
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority has brought renewed attention to unclaimed dividends, shares and other idle financial assets through its panel discussion on “Aapki Poonji Aapka Adhikaar – Learning and Way Forward”, held in New Delhi on 22 June 2026.
The event assumes importance because unclaimed financial assets are not only a compliance issue. They are also a family wealth, succession, investor awareness and financial inclusion issue. The official PIB release confirms that IEPFA also launched the publication “Claiming the Unclaimed: Unlocking the Potential of Idle Financial Assets in India.” (Press Information Bureau)
From a practical perspective, the discussion is relevant for shareholders, legal heirs, NRIs, companies, registrars, depositories and professionals. In many cases, claims fail or get delayed not because the claimant has no right, but because records are incomplete, KYC is outdated, old share certificates are missing, or succession documents are not aligned with company records.
Under the Companies Act, 2013, unpaid dividend and IEPF-related provisions are mainly found in Sections 124 and 125. (India Code)
For families, the key action point is simple: review old investments, update nominations, reconcile demat holdings, check unpaid dividends and preserve documents. For NRIs, recovered assets may also involve FEMA, tax reporting and remittance documentation.
Suggested links:
Use “ITR filing services” → https://caalokkumar.com/itr-filing.html
Use “NRI tax and FEMA advisory” → https://caalokkumar.com/nri-tax-consultant-dwarka-delhi.html
Use “Form 145 and Form 146 foreign remittance” → https://caalokkumar.com/form-145-146-ca-certificate-foreign-remittance.html
