Mumbai, March 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a voluntary debit freeze facility for mutual fund investors to enhance the digital security of their holdings. The regulator said the feature will allow investors to lock their mutual fund folios so that no units can be debited until the folio is unlocked.

The facility will be available for both demat and non-demat folios and will initially be offered through the MF Central platform, an interoperable registrar and transfer agent (RTA) system designed to streamline mutual fund service requests.

According to the circular issued on 6 March 2026, the debit freeze option will be available only to investors who are KYC-compliant and have both a registered emai...