Necessary Documents for Demat Account
1. Proof of Identity (POI):
- Passport
- Voter ID card
- Driving license
- PAN card with photograph
- Identity card with applicant’s photograph issued by
- Central or state government and its department
- Statutory/regulatory authorities
- Public sector undertakings
- Scheduled commercial banks
- Public financial institutions
- College affiliated to universities Read more…
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DP,
DP Identification,
Identification,
Joint Holdings,
NRI,
NSDL,
Public Sector,
Report
What is Demat
In India, a demat account, the abbreviation for dematerialised account, is a type of banking account which dematerializes paper-based physical stock shares. Conversion of Securities from Physical (Paper) Mode into Electronic Mode is Called Dematerialisation. The Client opens Demat Account with any DP. Upon Demat, the Certificates are destroyed and credit entry of exactly equal number of Securities is created in Depository in Electronic mode. The B.O. account of holder is credited and the securities loose their identities. The dematerialised account is used to avoid holding physical shares: the shares are bought and sold through a stock broker. Read more…