IndiaSEBI Circulars on Digital Accessibility of Regulated Entities' Digital Platforms
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding private bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
As of .
What it requires
- If you are a SEBI regulated entity, submit a status of your readiness and compliance to the accessibility requirements for each of your investor facing digital platforms, in the format of the circular, by (circular of , para 3(a)).
- Conduct an accessibility audit of your digital platforms by , and remediate the findings and ensure compliance by (circular 2025/131, Table A, as extended by circular 2025/121).
- Conduct periodic accessibility audits of your digital platforms, including websites, mobile apps and portals, through certified accessibility professionals (circular of , para 3(d)).
- Remediate an accessibility issue on your digital platforms that an investor raises as a complaint on SCORES, for the closure of the complaint (circular of , para 3(c)).
- Give annual compliance with accessibility audits of all your digital platforms and submit the final report of the audit to SEBI by , and then within 30 days of each financial year (circular 2025/131, Table A).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Securities and Exchange Board of India, with stock exchanges and depositories as reporting authorities for stock brokers and depository participants, and BSE Limited for investment advisers and research analysts
What this law does
SEBI issued a circular on on mandatory compliance by all regulated entities with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made under it. The circular of sets the compliance guidelines for it and applies to all regulated entities that are required to directly submit compliance to SEBI. Regulated entities are to submit a list of the digital platforms they provide for investors by .
They are to conduct an accessibility audit of the digital platforms by . They are to remediate the audit findings and ensure compliance with the circular by . They are to give annual compliance with accessibility audits of all digital platforms and submit the final report to SEBI by .
The circular of provides that, instead of meeting the compliance requirement for appointment of an accessibility auditor by , regulated entities submit a status of their readiness and compliance. That status is due for each digital platform by . Regulated entities are to conduct periodic accessibility audits of their digital platforms, including websites, mobile apps and portals, through certified accessibility professionals.
An investor can lodge an accessibility complaint against a regulated entity on SCORES. In response to the complaint the regulated entity is to remediate the accessibility related issue for the closure of the complaint. The status format asks whether each digital platform meets a minimum level of accessibility at AA level as per the latest WCAG guidelines. The circulars are issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app ships a consumer interface, ships a mobile app or provides financial services.