“From the day that the NOC is received, 8-9 months is what looks like after that, to the listing date,” said Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of NSE.
Chauhan highlighted that the exchange is already widely held. “We are also 100% public. I have, like, 1.72 lakh shareholders already…,” he noted, underlining NSE’s unique structure compared to other companies preparing for an IPO.
Beyond the listing, Chauhan underlined NSE’s role as a pillar of India’s financial system. He described the exchange as “the first FinTech of India; it’s still the largest FinTech of India,” adding that it has enabled capital formation at a scale rarely seen in countries with similar levels of per capita income.
Trust and governance, according to him, have been at the core of this success. “In India, because of the corporate governance framework… investors have done well,” he said, pointing to the contrast with markets such as China where economic growth did not translate into sustained investor wealth.
The NSE chief also shed light on the institution’s vast technology backbone, including its National Operations Centres in Mumbai and Chennai. These facilities manage everything from daily trading to disaster recovery and cybersecurity. “This is digital public infrastructure in that sense. So it has to be on without disruption,” Chauhan emphasised.
As the exchange prepares for its IPO milestone, NSE’s journey reflects a blend of cutting-edge technology, market trust, and investor participation — foundations that Chauhan believes will drive its future growth.
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(Edited by : Ajay Vaishnav)
