The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) has proposed amendments to the IEPFA (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, with the objective of simplifying, expediting, and strengthening the investor refund process. A key proposal is a streamlined mechanism for low-value claims, defined as physical shares up to Rs 5 lakh, dematerialised shares up to Rs 15 lakh, and dividend claims up to Rs 10,000. For such claims, disposal within 30 days is proposed, based solely on the company’s verification report. The comments/ feedback from stakeholders is invited.