This is less than a fifth of total number of investors and an even smaller fraction of total demat accounts in existence
The transfer of securities held in physical form is not permitted from April 1, 2019.
Gaurav Pingle, a Pune-based company secretary, explains the implications of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, which contemplates dematerialisation of shares of private companies:
To reactivate your demat account, you will have to fill a reactivation form and submit Know Your Customer (KYC) details. Your DP will also verify if your signatures match the original records