MANU/SIPM/0009/2021

Ministry : Securities and Exchange Board of India

Department/Board : Department of Debt and Hybrid Securities

Circular No. : SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS/Div3/P/CIR/2021/600

Date : 22.07.2021

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/127/2016 dated November 29, 2016 MANU/SIPM/0010/2016

Citing Reference:
Circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/127/2016 dated November 29, 2016 MANU/SIPM/0010/2016  Referred

To,

All Infrastructure Investment Trusts ("InvITs")
All Parties to InvITs
All Stock Exchanges

Madam/Sir,

Continuous disclosures in compliances by InvITs-Amendments

1. SEBI issued Circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/127/2016 dated November 29, 2016 has inter alia prescribed guidelines for Grievance Redressal Mechanism for InvITs.

2. In order to further enhance investor protection and to increase transparency in grievance redressal, Para 5.3 of Annexure B of SEBI Circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/127/2016 dated November 29, 2016 stands modified as under:

"5.3 All complaints including SCORES complaints received by the InvIT shall be disclosed in the format mentioned in Annexure-A on the website of the InvIT and also filed with the recognized stock exchange(s), where its units are listed within 21 days from the end of financial year or end of quarter, as the case may be."

3. All other conditions specified in SEBI circular dated November 29, 2016 shall remain unchanged.

4. This circular is being issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and Regulation 33 of the REIT Regulations.

5. This Circular is available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. under the category "Legal" and under the drop down "Circulars".

Yours faithfully,
Deena Venu Sarangadharan
Deputy General Manager
Department of Debt and Hybrid Securities


Annexure-A

For Financial Year (FY) __________

 

All complaints including SCORES complaints

SCORES complaints

Number of investor complaints pending at the beginning of the year.

 

 

Number of investor complaints received during the year.

 

 

Number of investor complaints disposed of during the year.

 

 

Number of investor complaints pending at the end of the year.

 

 

Average time taken for redressal of complaints

 

 

For Quarter Ending (QE) __________

 

 

 

All complaints including SCORES complaints

SCORES complaints

Number of investor complaints pending at the beginning of the Quarter.

 

 

Number of investor complaints received during the Quarter.

 

 

Number of investor complaints disposed of during the Quarter.

 

 

Number of investor complaints pending at the end of the Quarter.

 

 

Average time taken for redressal of complaints for the Quarter

 

 

 

Complaints pending during FY FY/QE ___________

 

Less than 1 month

1-3 months

3-6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months

Greater than 12 months

Total

All complaints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCORES complaints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complaints resolved during FY/QE ___________

 

Less than 1 month

1-3 months

3-6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months

Greater than 12 months

Total

All complaints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCORES complaints