Dear All, Happy to inform that following a communication from SEBI, the Indian stock-exchanges namely; NSE, BSE and MCX have issued a circular in this regard.
While I am trying to get the SEBI's communication to the stock-exchanges, but the circulars do recognize 2 things: 1. Trading members have expressed difficulty in account opening for visually challenged due to KYC requirements; and 2. Stock-exchanges have clearly said that there shall be no discrimination against visually challenged in getting registered themselves as clients and all facilities including online trading facility should be provided to them. It is a good beginning, and if anyone faces any issue with a particular stock-broker in relation to trading facilities, then please get in touch with the department of surveillance of the respective stock-exchange. Please note, demat account opening does not fall within the purview of the stock-exchanges. The same is opened by CDSL and NSDL and circulars have been issued by both the depositories long back. The NSE and BSE circular is dated 12th May 2015 and the MCX circular is dated 13th May 2015. Truly appreciate all those who responded to my earlier email in this regard, without which it would have been difficult to take it forward. Regards, -- Amar Jain. Website: www.amarjain.com Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
