SEBI's Investor Drive: Are You Protected in 2025?

SEBI has launched Project Jagrook, a nationwide investor awareness push. If you invest through any broker app or mutual fund platform, you will start seeing new educational messages and warnings. Here is what it means for your money.

Here's what happened: SEBI launched Project Jagrook, directing all SEBI-registered intermediaries including brokers and mutual fund platforms to display investor awareness content within their apps and websites.. The drive targets common retail investor mistakes: following unregistered tip providers, skipping scheme documents, and not using free grievance channels like SCORES.. SEBI is also explicitly warning investors about unregistered finfluencers — only SEBI-registered investment advisors can legally offer paid advice in India..

What you should do: Verify your financial advisor or stock tip provider is SEBI-registered by searching their name or registration number on sebi.gov.in's intermediary search tool.. Bookmark SEBI's SCORES portal (scores.gov.in) — if your broker ignores a complaint for 21 working days, file directly there for free enforcement action.. Read the Key Information Document (KID) or Scheme Information Document before your next mutual fund or stock investment — these are legally mandatory documents your platform must provide..

SEBI-registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) must give you a written risk profile before advising you — if they skip this step, that alone is a reportable violation.

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