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Demat Account

An electronic securities holding and transfer service for investing in shares, bonds and debentures of Indian companies.

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Demat Account

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1Do you meet this requirement: The reviewed page addresses NRIs who wish to invest in eligible securities of Indian companies?

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2Do you meet this requirement: Portfolio Investment Scheme activation requires contact with an authorised SBI branch?

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3Do you meet this requirement: The reviewed product page does not publish a complete fee schedule, so charges are not represented as verified facts?

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4Do you meet this requirement: NRIs investing in eligible Indian securities?

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✓ Manually checked 11 Aug 2026 · active
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Offered byState Bank of India

Through branches authorised to handle the Portfolio Investment Scheme, subject to investment, depository and requirements

Key facts

What the official sources publish

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Service typeNRI dematerialised securities accountView source
presents the service as a Demat facility for to hold eligible Indian securities electronically.
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Listed security typesShares, bonds and debentures of Indian companiesView source
The official overview names shares, bonds and debentures of Indian companies as investments for which may use the Demat facility.
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Maintenance and custodyMaintains securities balances in electronic form with safe-custody functionalityView source
The first listed feature is Demat account maintenance and safe custody of electronic securities balances.
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Certificate conversionDematerialisation of physical certificates and rematerialisation of electronic balancesView source
The Features list covers conversion of physical certificates to electronic balances and the reverse process.
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Account transfersDelivery and receipt of electronic balances for market and off-market tradesView source
lists delivery and receipt of electronic balances following market or off-market trades.
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Pledge or hypothecationSecurities balances can be blocked in favour of lenders for loans or advances against sharesView source
The page describes pledge or hypothecation as blocking securities in favour of a lender for a loan or advance against shares.
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IPO and corporate-action creditsDirect DP-account credit for public-issue allotments and non-cash benefits such as bonus and rights issuesView source
The Features list describes direct security credits after public issues and for bonus or rights issues.
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Securities lendingThe page lists potential income from lending dematerialised holdingsView source
lists securities lending as a way to earn extra income on dematerialised holdings, subject to the applicable rules and arrangements.
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Activation channelContact an SBI branch authorised to handle the Portfolio Investment SchemeView source
The official note directs customers seeking Demat and operational Portfolio Investment Scheme access to an branch authorised for .
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AvailabilityThrough SBI branches authorised to handle the Portfolio Investment Scheme, subject to NRI investment, depository and KYC requirementsView source
The manually reviewed product record states: “Through branches authorised to handle the Portfolio Investment Scheme, subject to investment, depository and requirements”.
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Customer typeNRIs investing in eligible Indian securitiesView source
The manually reviewed product record states: “ investing in eligible Indian securities”.
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Benefits and features

  • Electronic custody and transfer of eligible Indian securities
  • Dematerialisation and rematerialisation services
  • , corporate-action, pledge and securities-lending functionality

Eligibility

  • The reviewed page addresses who wish to invest in eligible securities of Indian companies.
  • Portfolio Investment Scheme activation requires contact with an authorised branch.
  • The reviewed product page does not publish a complete fee schedule, so charges are not represented as verified facts.

Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.

Related official documents

SBI NRI Demat Accountofficial-product-page · current · accessed 29 Aug 2026
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