New Delhi, March 25 -- Unclaimed financial assets across banks, insurance companies and mutual funds have crossed Rs 73,000 crore, prompting regulators to intensify efforts to help citizens trace and recover their funds, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. According to Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, unclaimed deposits with public sector banks in the RBIs DEA Fund stood at Rs 60,518 crore as of January 31, 2026. Unclaimed funds with insurers totalled Rs 8,973.89 crore, while mutual funds accounted for Rs 3,749.34 crore as of February 28, 2026. Measures to simplify claims and reduce backlog In written reply to a question in Parliament, the MoS Finance said that financial regulators have introduced a series of...