Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir has registered a ten-fold increase in the investor base on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) over the last ten years, indicating rising financial awareness and growing trust in formal financial systems.
According to NSE data, the investor base in Jammu and Kashmir rose from 65,000 in 2015 to 6.51 lakh in 2025, showing a ten-fold increase, compared to the overall national investor base, which grew from 1.79 crore in 2015 to 11.28 crore in 2025 -- a 6.2-fold rise.
NSE Managing Director and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan said the increasing participation from Jammu and Kashmir demonstrates the country's deepening financial inclusion and growing confidence in the formal capital markets.
He urged investors to stay informed and focus on long-term, knowledge-ba