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Disclosures to be made in Directors Report


As per the Companies Act, 2013:

S.No
Section
Disclosure in Directors Report
1.       
67
Proviso
disclosures in respect of voting rights not exercised directly by the
employees in respect of shares to which the scheme relates shall be made in the Board's report
2.       
92(3)
An extract of the annual return in any form as may be prescribed shall form part of the Board’s report
3.       
131
detailed reasons for revision of such financial statement or report shall also be disclosed in the Board's report in the relevant financial year in which such revision is being made
4.       
134
1.      extract of the annual return
2.      number of meetings of the Board;
3.      Directors’ Responsibility Statement;
4.      statement on declaration given by independent directors under sub-section (6) of section 149;
5.      in case of a company covered under sub-section (1) of section 178, company’s policy on directors’ appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of section 178;
6.      explanations or comments by the Board on every qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer made—
(i)                 by the auditor in his report; and
(ii)               by the company secretary in practice in his secretarial audit report;
7.      particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under section 186;
8.      particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 in the prescribed form;
9.      the state of the company’s affairs;
10.  the amounts, if any, which it proposes to carry to any reserves;
11.  the amount, if any, which it recommends should be paid by way of dividend;
12.  material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report;
13.  the conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, in such manner as may be prescribed;
14.  a statement indicating development and implementation of a risk management policy for the company including identification therein of elements of risk, if any, which in the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence of the company;
15.  the details about the policy developed and implemented by the company on corporate social responsibility initiatives taken during the year;
16.  such other matters as may be prescribed.
5.       
135
Details of composition of CSR Committee
6.       
135 Proviso
Details and reason for not spending required amount on CSR Activities
7.       
149(10)
Details of reappointment of independent directors if any
8.       
168(1)
Fact of resignation of a director
9.       
177(8)
Details of composition of the Audit Committee and Recommendation accepted and rejected by Board and Reasons for the same
10.   
177(9)
Details of vigil mechanism if establishment

178(4) Proviso
Disclosure of Nomination and Remuneration Committee’s policies on remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees
11.   
188(2)
Details of related party transactions entered into by the company
12.   
197(14)
Disclosure of any director who is in receipt of any commission from the company and who is a managing or whole-time director of the company


As per the Company (Accounts) Rules, 2014

S.No
Rule
Disclosures
1.       
Rule 8(5)
The report of the Board shall also contain –
(i) the financial summary or highlights;
(ii) the change in the nature of business, if any;
(iii) the details of directors or key managerial personnel who were appointed or have resigned during the year;
(iv) the names of companies which have become or ceased to be its Subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies during the year;
(v) the details relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the Act,-
(a) accepted during the year;
(b) remained unpaid or unclaimed as at the end of the year;
(c) whether there has been any default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year and if so, number of such cases and the total amount involved-
(i) at the beginning of the year;
(ii) maximum during the year;
(iii) at the end of the year;
(vi) the details of deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Act;
(vii) the details of significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company’s operations in future;
(viii) the details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements.
2.       
Rule 9
 Disclosures about CSR Policy

As per Part II of Schedule V:

1
V. Disclosures:
The following disclosures shall be mentioned in the Board of Director’s report under the heading “Corporate Governance”, if any, attached to the financial statement:—
(i) all elements of remuneration package such as salary, benefits, bonuses, stock options, pension, etc., of all the directors;
(ii) details of fixed component and performance linked incentives along with the performance criteria;
(iii) service contracts, notice period, severance fees;
(iv) stock option details, if any, and whether the same has been issued at a discount as well as the period over which accrued and over which exercisable.


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