GUWAHATI: Assam ranks fifth among Indian states in female participation in stock market investment, with women making up 29.8 percent of the state’s 24.6 lakh registered investors. This was revealed in a joint statement recently issued by the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
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To promote investor awareness and protect investors' interests, NSE and NSDL had organised a Mega RISA (Regional Investor Seminar for Awareness) in Guwahati under the aegis of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and other market infrastructure institutions.
“The participation of Assam’s women in the securities market is the fifth-largest among all States across the country,” an SEBI official stated at the event. “They have played a vital role in the State’s investor growth tripling from 0.7% in 2019 to 2.3% in 2024.”
Despite Assam's increasing investor participation, caution was also put to the fore against fraudulent schemes promising unrealistic returns. Many investors in the state, unfamiliar with stock market intricacies, have fallen victim to dubious agencies. One such case is the DB Stock Broking, a firm that defrauded investors of nearly ₹7,000 crore in 2024.
The firm, which started operations in 2018, had around 16,000 clients. It allegedly lured investors with promises of exceptionally high returns, ranging from 8% monthly to 120% annually, before misappropriating their funds.
