How to Update Bank Details on a Share Folio
Dividends are paid electronically to the bank account registered against your folio. If that account is closed, or its IFSC changed in a bank merger, the credit fails — and repeated failures are how a perfectly ordinary holding drifts towards IEPF.
Failed dividend credits are one of the commonest issues clients bring us at ClaimMyFunds, and in recent years the cause has usually been an IFSC changed by a bank merger.
In short
Bank details on a physical folio are updated using Form ISR-1, supported by a cancelled cheque showing your name printed on it. The account must be in the shareholder's own name.
When This Applies to You
- Dividends are not being credited despite an active holding
- You have closed the account originally registered on the folio
- Your bank merged and the IFSC changed
- The folio has no bank account registered at all, which is common on 1990s folios
- You are preparing an IEPF claim, where a valid bank account is mandatory
Step by Step
Confirm the current IFSC
Several public sector bank mergers changed IFSC codes while leaving account numbers intact. Get the current IFSC from your passbook, your bank's website or a recent statement — not from memory.
Get a cancelled cheque with your name printed
If your cheque leaves do not carry a printed name, ask the bank for a statement or passbook copy attested with the branch stamp.
Complete Form ISR-1
Fill the bank details section carefully. Account number and IFSC both need to be exact.
Match the name to the folio
The account must be in the shareholder's own name. A spouse's or child's account will be rejected, and joint accounts are only accepted where the primary holder matches.
Submit and follow up
Send to the RTA with your PAN and address proof. Follow up after three to four weeks.
Ask about missed dividends at the same time
If dividends already failed, request revalidation and reissue in the same covering letter. It saves a separate round of correspondence.
What to Attach
- Completed Form ISR-1
- Cancelled cheque with the holder's name printed on it
- Or a bank statement or passbook page attested by the branch
- Self-attested PAN copy
- Address proof
Where to Send It
Send to the company's RTA. If dividends have already gone unpaid, ask in the same letter whether they can be revalidated — provided they have not yet been transferred to IEPF.
Stuck on this?
Dividends not arriving? We will find out why, and ask the Registrar to revalidate anything already missed.
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Why These Get Rejected
Across the files we handle at ClaimMyFunds, almost every returned form fails for one of these reasons.
How Long It Takes
Indicative timings from cases we have handled. The variable that matters most is whether the file is complete when it arrives.
| Stage | Typical | What affects it |
|---|---|---|
| Confirm the current IFSC | Same day | From your passbook, a recent statement or the bank's website. |
| Obtain a cancelled cheque or attested statement | Same day to 1 week | Attestation takes a branch visit where the cheque has no printed name. |
| Submit Form ISR-1 | 1-3 days | Include the request to revalidate any missed dividends. |
| Update reflected; next dividend credits normally | 2-6 weeks | Revalidation of past dividends may take longer than the update itself. |
What It Actually Costs
Indicative only. Stamp duty, notary rates and RTA service charges vary by state and by registrar, so treat these as what to budget for rather than a price list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are my dividends failing when the folio is active?
Usually the registered bank account is closed, dormant, or its IFSC changed in a merger. Occasionally there is no bank account registered at all, which is common on folios opened before electronic credit became standard.
Can I register a joint bank account?
Generally only where the shareholder is the primary account holder. RTAs are cautious about accounts where the shareholder is a secondary holder.
Can I recover dividends that already failed?
Usually yes, if they have not yet gone to IEPF. Ask the RTA to revalidate and reissue. Once seven years have passed and the amount has been transferred to IEPF, recovery is through Form IEPF-5 instead.
Does this apply to demat holdings?
No. For demat holdings the bank account is updated through your depository participant, not through an RTA form.
How long before dividends start arriving normally?
Once the RTA has processed the update, the next dividend declared should credit normally. Updates typically take two to six weeks to reflect.
Can ClaimMyFunds recover dividends I have already missed?
Often yes. Provided the amounts have not yet been transferred to IEPF, the Registrar can usually revalidate and reissue them. We request that at the same time as correcting the bank details, which saves a whole round of correspondence.
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