Home : Status of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, 2012 (RGESS)

The status of demat accounts held with NSDL under Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, 2012 (RGESS) as on FEBRUARY 28, 2017 is as follows:

Sl no.	Item	Unit	Value
1	Total Number of RGESS Accounts	Absolute Number	22,905
a	Number of new RGESS demat accounts	Absolute Number	22,304
b	Number of existing demat accounts designated for RGESS	Absolute Number	601
2	Out of (1), Number of accounts with Investments	Absolute Number	15,349
3	Total value of initial investments made by RGESS Beneficiaries (when valued at the actual cost of acquisition)	Rs. Lakh	9,419.11
a	By new RGESS demat account holders	Rs. Lakh	9,148.43
b	By existing demat account holders who have designated their account for RGESS	Rs. Lakh	270.68
4	Type of Investments
a	Investment into equity	Rs. Lakh	1,787.40
b	Investments in Mutual Funds	Rs. Lakh	7,555.42
c	Investments in ETFs	Rs. Lakh	76.29
5	Subsequent Investments
a	Number of RGESS accounts where investments have been made in the first and second year	Absolute Number	4,690
b	Number of RGESS accounts where investments have been made in the first, second and third year	Absolute Number	1,959
c	Additional amount invested by existing RGESS beneficiaries in the second year (when valued at the actual cost of acquisition)	Rs. Lakh	2,038.83
d	Additional amount invested by existing RGESS beneficiaries in the third year (when valued at the actual cost of acquisition)	Rs. Lakh	1,594.92