General Category Shareholder
General Category Shareholder is an investor who holds shares without any special category like promoter or institution.
A General Category Shareholder is a regular investor who owns shares in a company but does not belong to special groups like promoters or institutional investors.
They usually buy shares through IPOs or the stock market.
They have basic rights such as:
Voting in company decisions
Receiving dividends
Their collective participation plays an important role in market movement.
Example:
If an individual buys shares of a company from the stock market, they are considered a general category shareholder.