New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- India's capital markets are witnessing wider participation as lesser-tracked and underrepresented states have seen a steady rise in investor activity since the pandemic, driven by increased financial literacy, affordable mobile data, and digital payments that are easing investments.

Arunachal Pradesh, for instance, saw its base of unique registered investors-each counted only once-expand nearly from 11 times to 70,000 between March 2020 and December 2025, according to data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Nagaland posted a similar surge, with investor numbers rising nine times to 70,000, while Meghalaya recorded a 7.5-fold jump to 90,000.







Simply put, the majority of these investors joined in the past fi...