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Here's how to recover your lost and forgotten investments even after 10 yrs

If you are recovering money from deceased parent's account, succession certificate, NoC from other heirs, and KYC documents come in handy

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Priyadarshini Maji
If you think hard about it, you will probably be able to recall an idle bank account that still has a few hundred rupees. You may not have bothered to close the account and recover that amount out of sheer inertia. Older folks often speak of old share and deposit certificates they came across in old trunks, which they had forgotten about completely. If one goes by the replies to members' queries posed in the Lok Sabha, forgotten investments are a big issue. Massive amounts of money lie forgotten with banks, insurance companies, and housing finance companies (see table). 

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