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NSDL to conduct series of Investor Awareness Seminars in Mumbai
National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), India's first and the largest depository, holding more than 85% of the securities held in dematerialised mode in India, will be conducting a series of Investor Depository Meets (IDMs) in Mumbai. These seminars aim at spreading awareness about the depository processes and about the safety and benefits of depository system. These seminars will provide an opportunity to the investors to interact directly with NSDL as well as its Depository Participants (DPs). Senior officials from NSDL will be available at these seminars to resolve the queries of investors. Investors queries on demat, suggestions and feedback will be solicited.
There is no entry fee for attending these awareness seminars. The first seminar to be held at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi on June 18, 2008 will be inaugurated by the Managing Director & CEO of NSDL, Shri Gagan Rai. The details of inaugural seminar and the series of seminars to be followed at other locations in Mumbai are as follows:
| Sr. No. | Place | Venue | Date | Timings |
| 1 | Prabhadevi | Ravindra Natya Mandir | 18-Jun-08 | 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. |
| 2 | Ghatkopar | Shree Bhatia Wadi Trust | 21-Jun-08 | 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. |
| 3 | Nariman Point | Y.B. Chavan Auditorium | 27-Jun-08 | 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. |
| 4 | Vile Parle | Keshavrao Ghaisas Auditorium at M. L. Dahanukar College of Commerce | 28-Jun-08 | 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. |
NSDL services more than 9.5 million investors through its DPs from over 7,300 locations across 800 cities/towns across India. NSDL holds securities valued at more than US$ 1 trillion (Rs. 43,00,000 crore) in dematerialised form. NSDL, which commenced operations in November 1996, is promoted by institutions of national stature viz.; IDBI, UTI and NSE. NSDL has been undertaking such programs to educate the investors about the Depository system through multiple channels of communication with investors during the last 12 years. One such important communication channel is Investor Depository Meets. NSDL has conducted more than 900 IDMs across India and more than 1,10,000 investors have attended these seminars.
Date : June 16, 2008
Place : Mumbai