New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The government is set to launch a nationwide awareness campaign to help citizens trace and reclaim their forgotten assets, as close to Rs.80,000 crore is lying unclaimed in deposits, dividends, shares, mutual funds, and other savings instruments.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will kick off the three-month campaign 'Your Money, Your Right' in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 4 October.

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) is coordinating the campaign with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), and the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the ministry of corporate affairs.

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