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THE STOCK OF THE NATION

RAJIV GANDHI EQUITY SAVING SCHEME

RGESS 2012

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Eligible Securities Equity shares included in the NSE CNX-100 & BSE-100

Equity shares of PSU categorized as Maharatna, Miniratna or Navratna

Units ofETFs & MFs with eligible securities as underlying and provided

they are listed and traded on a stock exchange and settled through adepository mechanism

FPO or NFOs of above eligible securities

IPOs of PSUs with atleast 51% government holding and 3 year annual

turnover of more than Rs. 4000 crore

You can refer to NSE website for complete list of eligible securities

http://www.nsergess.com/rgess-eligible-securities.html

Which Securities Can I Invest?

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New Retail Investor

Any individual who,

has gross total income less than INR 10 lacs

does not have a demat account and has not made any transactions in

the derivative segment as on the date of notification of the Scheme

has opened a demat account before the notification of the Scheme but

has not made any transactions in the equity segment or the derivative

segment till the date of notification of the Scheme

who is not the first account holder of an existing joint demat accountshall be deemed to have not opened a demat account

Who is New Retail Investor?

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Deduction

Criteria

Eligibility of the individual investor for the scheme Investment in eligible securities only

Maximum deduction of 50% of amount invested,

subject to a maximum investment of Rs. 50000, only in

the same financial year when the investment are made

Deduction available only once for every individual

Lock-in Period

Automatic lock-in of securities during first year. No sale

or pledge or hypothecation permitted during this period

Flexible lock-in for next two years where the investormay sell the securities, subject to conditions as specified

by the tax department

RGESS Scheme Details

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If you do not have a demat account

You need to open a new demat account & trading account with yourpreferred stock broker

Indicate the account as RGESS account in the account opening form

Any securities brought in this account will be automatically considered

for RGESS

If you have a demat account, but have never traded

You need to designate your existing demat account as an RGESS account

by filling up form A as prescribed by the IT department

Once designated for RGESS, the securities brought in this account willbe automatically considered for RGESS

How Do I Invest in RGESS?

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For complete details you can refer to the NSE website

http://www.nsergess.com/

Further Details

http://www.nsergess.com/http://www.nsergess.com/

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