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Executive Non -Independent Director</in-capmkt:DesignationOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardTwo contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Not Applicable</in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardTwo><in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardThree contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Not Applicable</in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardThree><in-capmkt:SalutationOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Mrs.</in-capmkt:SalutationOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:NameOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="I_ChangeInManagement1">Geetha Gangadharan</in-capmkt:NameOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfReasonOfChange contextRef="I_ChangeInManagement1">2026-07-30</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfReasonOfChange><in-capmkt:TermOfAppointmentInMonths contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF">1</in-capmkt:TermOfAppointmentInMonths><in-capmkt:BriefProfile contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Smt. Geetha Gangadharan has been appointed as Chief Regulatory Officer (Key Management Personnel) at BSE effective June 05, 2026. 
Smt. Geetha brings over three decades of rich experience across securities regulation, banking supervision, enforcement, litigation, and policy advocacy &amp; implementation. She has held leadership roles at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and most recently, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). 
At SEBI, she served for 15 years was last designated as Chief General Manager and Head – Enforcement, she led key functions covering enforcement, litigation, quasi-judicial proceeding, and settlements. She has played a significant role in regulatory oversight across intermediaries, listed entities, and market infrastructure institutions. 
She holds LLM in Taxation from the University of Calicut, securing First Rank, and a BA (Law) and LLB from Government Law College, University of Calicut, where she also secured First Rank. She has further completed international regulatory programs at leading institutions including Harvard Law School and International Institute of Law (IIL), Washington DC, USA.</in-capmkt:BriefProfile><in-capmkt:DisclosureOfRelationshipsBetweenDirectorsInCaseOfAppointmentOfDirector contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Smt. Geetha Gangadharan is not related to any of the Directors on the Governing Board of CDSL.</in-capmkt:DisclosureOfRelationshipsBetweenDirectorsInCaseOfAppointmentOfDirector><in-capmkt:AffirmationThatThePersonProposedToBeAppointedAsDirectorIsNotDebarredFromHoldingTheOfficeByVirtueOfAnySEBIOrderOrAnyOtherAuthority contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">true</in-capmkt:AffirmationThatThePersonProposedToBeAppointedAsDirectorIsNotDebarredFromHoldingTheOfficeByVirtueOfAnySEBIOrderOrAnyOtherAuthority><in-capmkt:WhetherTheDirectorBeingAppointedIsDisqualifiedFromHoldingTheOfficeOfDirectorPursuantToProvisionsOfSection164OfTheCompaniesAct2013 contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">false</in-capmkt:WhetherTheDirectorBeingAppointedIsDisqualifiedFromHoldingTheOfficeOfDirectorPursuantToProvisionsOfSection164OfTheCompaniesAct2013><in-capmkt:TypeOfChange contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Cessation</in-capmkt:TypeOfChange><in-capmkt:CategoryOfCessation contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Superannuation or retirement</in-capmkt:CategoryOfCessation><in-capmkt:CategoryForChange contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Director</in-capmkt:CategoryForChange><in-capmkt:DesignationOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Non - Executive Non -Independent Director</in-capmkt:DesignationOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardTwo contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Not Applicable</in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardTwo><in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardThree contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Not Applicable</in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardThree><in-capmkt:SalutationOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement2">Ms.</in-capmkt:SalutationOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:NameOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="I_ChangeInManagement2">Kamala Kantharaj</in-capmkt:NameOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfReasonOfChange contextRef="I_ChangeInManagement2">2026-07-30</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfReasonOfChange></xbrli:xbrl>
