Finance Minister launches NSDL’s ‘Market Ka Eklavya’ programme for students

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National Securities Depository Limited’s (NSDL) investor awareness programme for students.

The programme named ‘Market Ka Eklavya’ is an online investor awareness programme for students in Hindi and other regional languages. The National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) has launched a new investor awareness programme as part of its silver jubilee celebration.

‘Market ka Eklavya’ programme aims to introduce the basics of the securities market and also impart training on financial markets for students, in online mode.

The NSDL is India’s first and one of the leading Central Securities Depositories in the world. It has played a key role in transforming the Indian securities market by facilitating holding and transfer of securities in dematerialised form.