NSDL, जो कि दुनिया के सबसे बड़े Depositories में से एक है , August 1996 ,में establish हुआ था। इसने एक state-of-the-art infrastructure develop किया है जो Indian capital market में dematerialized form में रखे गए securities को handle और सेटल करता है। Depositories Act के enactहोने से August 1996 में, NSDL के establishment का रास्ता बना| NSDL, one of the largest Depositories in the World, established in August 1996 has established a state-of-the-art infrastructure that handles most of the securities held and settled in dematerialized form in the Indian capital market. The enactment of Depositories Act in August 1996 paved the way for establishment of NSDL.
