𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙀𝙋𝙁"

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙀𝙋𝙁 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙?
The IEPF (Investor Education and Protection Fund) is a fund set up by the government to manage unclaimed dividends, shares, and investments. If dividends or shares are left unclaimed for seven years, they are transferred to the IEPF to protect the investor's money and make sure it isn’t lost.

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My father used to work as an electrician in a steel plant. During that time, he bought some shares, but over the years, we lost track of what happened to them. Recently, my husband discovered that those old shares, along with unclaimed dividends, were transferred to the IEPF in 2017.

I talked to my brother, and after going through old papers, we found the dividend receipts. We checked and confirmed that my father’s shares were indeed sent to the IEPF.

Once I knew about this, I began the process to claim them back. Here’s what I did:

1.𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨- I gathered the old dividend receipts, share certificates, and proof of ownership.

1. 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣- I went to the IEPF portal and submitted a claim form with all the required details about the shares and dividends.

1. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙛- I attached important documents, like my father’s ID proof, the share certificates, and our family details.

1. 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 - The company that issued the shares verified the claim and forwarded it to the IEPF.

Now, we’re just waiting for the IEPF to verify everything and return the shares. It's been quite a process, but I’m hopeful it will be resolved soon.

I’m really thankful to my husband for finding this out. Without him, my siblings and I wouldn’t have even known about the money we’re going to get!
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