Central Depository Services (India)

Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) is a market infrastructure institution that has played a key role in making India's capital market more efficient and accessible. Its vision focuses on the dematerialisation and digitisation of all key assets on a secure platform, creating a self-sufficient environment for every investor. The company's primary mission is to widen the service spectrum for market participants by providing secured custody and transfers for all dematerialised assets. Its core function involves converting physical securities into electronic form, which has significantly reduced risks like loss, theft, and forgery, thus increasing investor trust. By placing technology at the heart of its operations, CDSL has improved the ease and security of its services, leading to greater investor participation. The company reached over 11.56 crore investor accounts and captured an 88% market share in new demat accounts opened during FY 2023-24.