Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) doubles simplified documentation limit to ₹10 lakh for duplicate securities.

Exam-focused facts from the 27 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Sebi has doubled the monetary threshold for the simplified documentation process for issuing duplicate securities to ₹10 lakh from ₹5 lakh.
Investors holding securities valued up to ₹10 lakh will now be required to submit fewer documents.
Notarisation of the Affidavit-cum-Indemnity Bond will no longer be required where the value of securities is up to ₹10,000.
Sebi has prescribed a standardised Affidavit-cum-Indemnity Bond format and rationalised documentation for securities valued above ₹10 lakh.
Listed companies and RTAs must process requests strictly in line with the revised procedure, and investors who have already submitted documents under the old framework will not be required to resubmit them.