Extension of timelines and Update of reporting authority for IAs and RAs w.r.t. SEBI Circular for Compliance to Digital Accessibility Circular ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made thereunder- mandatory compliance by all Regulated Entities’ dated July 31, 2025 (Circular No. SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_VIAP/P/CIR/2025/111)

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_VIAP/P/CIR/2025/121 August 29, 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) Sir/Madam, Subject: Extension of timelines and Update of reporting authority for IAs and RAs w.r.t. SEBI Circular for Compliance to Digital Accessibility Circular ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made thereunder- mandatory compliance by all Regulated Entities’ dated July 31, 2025 (Circular No. SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_VIAP/P/CIR/2025/111) 1. SEBI issued circular on ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made thereunder-mandatory compliance by all Regulated Entities’ on July 31, 2025. 2. SEBI has received representations from Regulated Entities (REs) requesting an extension of timeline to submit their compliance against the provisions of the circular. 3. Based on the representations received, the following extensions are granted: Page 1 of 3Table 1 : Compliance Requirements and Extension of Timelines S/N Compliance Timeline Current Extension New required Date Granted Date 1 REs shall submit a Within 30 Aug 30, 1 month Sept 30, compliance/ action days 2025 2025 taken report pertaining to the clauses of this circular 2 REs shall submit a Within 30 Aug 30, 1 month Sept 30, list of digital days 2025 2025 platforms provided by them for the investors 3 Appointment of IAAP Within 45 Sept 14, 3 months Dec 14, certified accessibility days 2025 2025 professionals as Auditor. 4 Conduct of Within 3 Oct 31, 6 months April 30, Accessibility Audit for months 2025 2026 the digital platforms. 5 Remediation of Within 6 Jan 31, 6 months July 31, findings from the audit months 2025 2026 and ensuring compliance with this circular. 6 Annually give Within 30 April 30, To next April 30, compliance to days of 2026 Financial 2027 conducting annual each year accessibility audits of Financial all the digital Year platforms and submit final report of such audit to SEBI 4. The reporting authority for IAs and RAs shall be modified from BASL and SEBI respectively to BSE Ltd. for both IAs and RAs. The updated reporting authorities for the compliance with Digital Accessibility circular shall be as follows: Table 2: Compliance Reporting Authorities S/N Regulated Entity Reporting Authority 1 Stock Brokers/ Depository Stock Exchanges / Participants Depositories 2 Investment Advisor (“IAs”) and Research BSE Ltd. Analysts (“RAs”) 3 MIIs and rest of the REs SEBI Page 2 of 35. 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. 6. This circular is issued with the approval of Competent Authority. 7. 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 Page 3 of 3