Central Depository Services Limited

Central Depository Services (India) Limited
Company typePublic
NSECDSL
ISININE736A01011
IndustryDepository services[1]
FoundedFebruary 1999 (February 1999)
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Key people
Nehal Vora (Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer)[2]
Services
RevenueIncrease 812 crore (US$97 million) (2024)
Increase 488 crore (US$58 million) (2024)
Increase 420 crore (US$50 million) (2024)
Total assetsIncrease 1,781 crore (US$210 million) (2024)
Total equityIncrease 1,463 crore (US$180 million) (2024)
Websitewww.cdslindia.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of 31 March 2024.

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) is an Indian central securities depository, founded in 1999.[3]

CDSL is the largest depository in India in terms of number of demat accounts opened. In February, CDSL became the first depository in India to open 60 million active demat accounts.[4] As of March 2022, the depository holds assets worth 37.2 trillion,[5] with over 580 depository participants associated with CDSL.[6]

  1. ^ "Holding the key to CDSL's growth". Sify. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. ^ "CDSL reduces demat charges to Rs 5. - PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd". 12 December 2005.
  3. ^ "CDSL demat accounts, which began its operations in 1999, cross 2.5 crore mark". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "CDSL becomes first depository to open 6 crore active demat accounts". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sethuraman, Sundar (14 April 2022). "Demat account tally jumps 63% to 89.7 million in FY22, shows data". Business Standard India. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Make It Mandatory for Brokers To Subscribe to CDSL's Easiest Facility To Transfer Shares: Retail Investors". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 8 June 2022.