India's Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for its new mutual fund distributor incentive structure to March 1, 2026, from February 1, 2026. This extension, prompted by industry feedback citing operational challenges, aims to encourage distributors to onboard new individual investors from B-30 cities and new women investors. The incentive offers 1% of the first lump-sum or first-year SIP amount, capped at Rs 2,000, provided the investor stays invested for a year. This comes from existing investor education funds.