How to Validate Your KYC for Mutual Funds
Has Your KYC Status Changed? Here's What You Need to Know From 1st April 2024 , major changes to the KYC (Know Your Customer) process have been implemented based on SEBI’s circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/FATF/P/CIR/2023/0144 dated 11th August 2023. These changes affect how KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) verify investor information, and they can impact your ability to invest in mutual funds. What Has Changed? Under the new rules, KRAs must verify the following attributes of your KYC against official government databases: PAN (including PAN–Aadhaar linkage as per Rule 114 AAA of the Income Tax Rules, 1962) Name Address Mobile Number and Email ID If all these attributes are verified, your KYC will be marked as KYC Validated . Otherwise, your status could be KYC Registered or KYC On Hold . KYC Status Categories The KRAs have updated investor KYC statuses based on the verification results: KYC Validated – All four attributes verified successfully. KYC Registe...