Section 80 ccg

New retail investor means a person who has not traded stock or in derivatives  before announcement of this scheme , though he may have opened a Demat account before scheme announcement .

•The total lock-in period for investments under the Scheme would be three years including an initial blanket lock-in period of one year, commencing from the date of last purchase of securities under RGESS.

•After the first year, investors would be allowed to trade in the securities in furtherance of the goal of promoting an equity culture and as a provision to protect them from adverse market movements or stock specific risks as well as to give them avenues to realize profits