Statistics	May 31, 2021
Investor Accounts	2,21,56,294
DP Service Centres	36,123
Demat Custody Value	261.06 (₹ Lakh Crore) (US$ 3602 billion)

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Milestones

2021

May 2021

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Value of securities held in dematerialized form at NSDL crosses ₹ 250 Lakh crore
March 2021

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Launch of Digital Commercial Paper Issuance process

2020

November 2020

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Value of securities held in dematerialized form at NSDL crosses ₹ 200 Lakh crore
June 2020

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Demat accounts cross 2 crore

2018

October 2018

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Launch of NSDL Payments Bank
Launch of Digital Loan Against Shares facility for bank DPs.

2017

June 2017

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Awarded ‘CSD of the Year’ at The Asian Banker Financial Markets Awards

2016

November 2016

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NSDL completes two decades of depository operations
September 2016

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Demat accounts cross 1.5 crore

2015

August 2015

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NSDL receives the Payments Bank License
March 2015

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Launch of Consolidated Accounts Statement [CAS]

2014

June 2014

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Value of securities held in dematerialized form at NSDL crosses ₹ 100 Lakh crore [US $1.6 Trillion]
June 2014

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Launch of FPI regime

2012

October 2012

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Launch of NSDL e-Signer
January 2012

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Launch of NSDL e-Voting System
January 2012

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Launch of KYC Registration System by NSDL's subsidiary NDML

2011

February 2011

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NSDL appointed as Registrar for UID

2010

December 2010

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NSDL hosts 14th Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depository Group (ACG) Meeting
December 2010

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Launch of New Depository System
March 2010

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Facility for conversion of mutual fund units represented by Statement of Account (SoA) into dematerialised form

2009

December 2009

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Launch of SPICE (Submission of Power of attorney based Instructions for Clients Electronically) on SPEED-e / IDeAS
November 2009

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NSDL launches facility for delivery of shares using mobile phones
September 2009

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Launch of DIRECT (Direct Ideas REgistration of Client accounT) at NSDL upon activation of Client accounts
August 2009

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Demat Accounts cross one crore

2008

August 2008

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Launch of Central Recordkeeping Agency (for National Pension System)
May 2008

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NSDL and Japan Securities Depository Center sign Information Sharing and Collaboration Pact
April 2008

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NSDL and National Depository Center (Russia) sign Information Sharing and Collaboration Pact
February 2008

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NSDL and Euroclear (Belgium) sign Information Sharing and Collaboration Pact

2007

September 2007

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Value of securities held in dematerialised form at NSDL crosses US$ 1 trillion
September 2007

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Launch of SMS alert facility for investors
June 2007

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NSDL and DTCC (US Depository) sign Information Sharing and Collaboration Pact
January 2007

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NSDL and TDCC (Taiwan Depository) sign Information Sharing and Collaboration Pact

2006

November 2006

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NSDL completes a decade of depository operations
January 2006

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Launch of National Skills Registry by NDML

2005

July 2005

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Launch of Tax Information Network - PAN Ledger
January 2005

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Launch of online upload of Central Excise challan data

2004

October 2004

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Intraday production shifting to Disaster Recovery Site
June 2004

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Incorporation of NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML) - wholly owned subsidiary company of NSDL
June 2004

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Launch of Online Tax Accounting System (OLTAS)
June 2004

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Launch of PAN card services
January 2004

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Launch of Tax Information Network (TIN)
January 2004

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Launch of IDeAS

2003

November 2003

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Introduction of demat of Warehouse Receipts
November 2003

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Launch of Market Participants and Investors Database (MAPIN)
October 2003

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Demat Accounts cross 6 million
April 2003

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Introduction of T+2 Rolling Settlement

2002

December 2002

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Demat Accounts cross 5 million
November 2002

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Launch of STEADY - An STP initiative by NSDL
April 2002

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Introduction of T+3 Rolling Settlement

2001

September 2001

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NSDL launches SPEED-e
July 2001

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Introduction of T+5 Rolling Settlement and Uniform Settlement Cycle

2000

June 2000

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98% settlement in demat form
June 2000

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Commencement of Demat of Debt Instruments
May 2000

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Demat accounts with NSDL cross 2.5 mn
February 2000

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NSDL launches internet based service - SPEED - for CMs

1999

May 1999

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NSDL launches NCFM - Depository Operations Module
January 1999

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Commencement of compulsory trading for retail investor

1998

December 1998

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Introduction of Demat of Government Securities
December 1998

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Establishment of NSDL branches at Chennai, Delhi & Kolkata
November 1998

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Demat accounts with NSDL cross 100,000
April 1998

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Demat delivery in physical segment at NSE and BSE
March 1998

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Value of securities held in dematerialised form at NSDL crosses US$ 5 bn.
January 1998

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Compulsory demat trading for Institutional investors

1997

December 1997

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Commencement of Demat trading at BSE
June 1997

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Value of securities held in dematerialised form at NSDL crosses US$ 1 bn.

1996

December 1996

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Commencement of Demat trading at NSE
November 1996

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NSDL Inauguration
August 1996

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Enactment of Depositories Act

1995

December 1995

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NSDL Incorporation
September 1995

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Promulgation of Depositories Ordinance

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