Related provisions on Government Companies

In compliance to meeting held on 26.09.2014

under the chairmanship of the Development
Commissioner of Bihar

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By: Statutory Compliance Committee
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 Applicable section: 5(6)
 Articles of Association to be amended as per
new provision (Table F, Schedule I) - Optional
 Amended Articles shall be placed before the
Board for recommendation to Shareholders
for approval after the cabinet’s approval.
 The draft will have to be legally vetted by the
Legal Dept. of Govt. of Bihar and to be
approved by Cabinet before the approval of
shareholders

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S. 12(3) read with Rule 26 of the Company
(Incorporation) Rules, 2014
 Every Company shall paint or affix the name and
address of registered office and keep the same
painted/affixed, outside every office or place in
which its business is carried on, in conspicuous
position and legible letters in Local and English
language.
 Provided that where a company has changed its
name or names during the last two years, it shall
paint or affix or print, as the case may be, along
with its name, the former name or names
changed during the last two years.

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S. 88(1) read with Rules 3,4,5,8 & 28 of the
Companies (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014
 Every Company to keep and maintain
following Registers in the specified format:
‐ Register of Members
‐ Register of Debenture‐holders
‐ Register of other Security Holders
‐ Index of the Registers (mandatory only if number of
members exceed fifty)
 Entry in the Register to be done within 7 days
of approval of Board or its duly constituted
committee.
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S. 96(1) & 92 (1) read with rules 11 & 15 of the
Companies (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014
 Every Company shall prepare its Annual Return in
Form No. MGT.7
 Annual Return shall be signed by a director and
the company secretary, or where there is no
company secretary, by a company secretary in
practice
 To be filed within 60 days of AGM in each
financial year & the AGM to be held on or before
30th September in each financial year on a
working day and during working hours in the city
of Registered Office

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S.92(2) read with Rule 12 of the Companies
(Registration Offices & Fees) Rules, 2014
 The annual return filed by a company having
paid-up share capital of ten crore rupees or
more or turnover of fifty crore rupees or
more, shall be certified by a Company
Secretary in practice and the certificate shall
be in Form No. MGT.8
 An extract of the Annual Return, in such form
as may be prescribed, shall form part of the
Board’s Report.

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S.135 read with Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014
 Applicable to every Company having:

(a) Net Worth of Rs. 500 cr or more, or

(b) Turnover of Rs. 1000 cr or more, or
(c) Net Profit of Rs. 5 cr or more
 CSR activities to be approved by the CSR Committee and
to utilize through self or a registered society with 3 yrs
track record (if not an associate of co.) or a company
established by the company u/s 8 of the Act.
 2% of average Net Profit of three preceding financial
years to be utilized. CSRC to be constituted by Board.
 Constitution: Three (3) or more directors, of which at
least one (1) director shall be an Independent Director.
 Local Areas of operation to be preferred

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S. 138 read with Rule 13 of Companies (Accounts)
Rules
 Applicability to every Public Company having-
(i) paid up share capital of Rs. 50 cr or more during the
preceding FY; or
(ii) turnover of Rs. 200 crore or more during the preceding
FY; or
(iii) outstanding loans or borrowings from banks or PFI
exceeding Rs. 100 cr or more at any point of time during
the preceding FY
 To be appointed by Board of Directors.
 Internal Auditors shall either be a Chartered
Accountant or a Cost Accountant or such other
professional as may be decided by the Board.
Shall not be an employee of the company.

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S.139(5) & 139(7)
 All Govt. Companies
 The Auditors in Govt. Companies are
appointed by CAG. The company has to
ensure that one auditor is not appointed for
more than five (5) years
 CAG to appoint Auditor within 180 days of
commencement of financial year and failing
that BOD to appoint within next 30 days.

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S. 149(1) read with Rule 3 of Companies
(Appointment and qualification of Directors) Rules.
 Every public company having-
(I) Paid up share capital of Rs. 100 crore or more ; or
(II) Turnover of Rs 300 crore or more.
 If the Women Director is Nominee – has to be
nominated by Govt. of Bihar.
 If Independent – Has to be proposed by BOD and
confirmed by Shareholders in General Meeting
 The company is required to appoint at least One
(1) Woman Director in the Board of Directors of
the company

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S.149(4) read with Rules 4, 5 & 6 of the Companies (Appointment
and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014
 Public company –
- having paid‐up share capital of Rs. 10 Crore or more;
‐ having turnover of Rs. 100 Crore or more;
‐ having aggregate outstanding loan, Debentures and deposits exceeding
Rs. 50 Crore.
 Board to propose and shareholders to confirm in General Meeting.
 An Independent Director shall hold office for a term of up to five
consecutive years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
 An Independent Director shall possess appropriate skills,
experience and knowledge in one or more fields of finance, law,
management, sales, marketing, administration, research,
corporate governance, technical operations or other disciplines
related to the company’s business.
 The person shall not be related in any manner.

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S. 177 read With Rule 6 of the Companies
(Meetings of Board and its Power) Rules, 2014
 Public companies –
-having paid‐up share capital of Rs. 10 Crore
or more;
‐ having turnover of Rs. 100 Crore or more;
‐ having outstanding loan/ debt/ deposits
exceeding Rs. 50 Crore
 By Board of Directors
 To consist of minimum of 3 directors with
independent directors forming majority.
Provided that majority of members including
chairperson shall be persons with ability to
read and understand the financial statements.

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S. 177(9),(10) read with Rule 7 of the Companies
(Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014
 All public companies which
- accepts deposits from public
- having borrowing from banks/FIs exceeding Rs. 50 Crore
 To be prepared by Audit Committee.
 The Vigil Mechanism shall provide for adequate
safeguards against victimization of employees
and directors who avail of the Vigil Mechanism
and also provide for direct access to the
Chairperson of the Audit Committee

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S.178(1), (2), (3) & (4) read with Rule 6 of the Companies
(Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014
 Public companies having –
paid‐up share capital of Rs. 10 Crore or more;
‐ turnover of Rs. 100 Crore or more;
‐ outstanding loan/debt/deposits exceeding Rs. 50 Crore
 By Board of Directors.
 The paid up share capital or turnover or outstanding
loans, or borrowings or debentures or deposits, as the
case may be, as existing on the last audited Financial
Statements shall be taken into account for the purpose
of this rule.
 (1)The Committee shall consist of three or more non-
executive directors out of which not less than one half
shall be Independent Director.
 (2) Chairperson (ED/NED) of the Company may join as
member but not as Chairman of the Committee.

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S. 184(1) read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and
its Powers) Rules, 2014
 Every Director at:
‐ First meeting in which he participates as director;
‐ First meeting of Board in every FY;
‐ Whenever there is change in disclosures already made;
 shall disclose his concern or interest in any company or
companies or bodies corporate, firms, or other association of
individuals (including shareholding of 2% or above).
 Every director shall make such disclosure by giving a notice in
writing in Form MBP 1.
 Disclosure is only required to be made if interest arise and for
this purpose, interest in official capacity is not included
 The Board resolution of disclosure is required to be filed with
ROC in Form MGT 14 within 30 days
 MBP 1 to be preserved for 8 yrs at the Registered Office by
Company Secretary or person authorized by Board
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S. 188 read with Rule 15 of the Companies (Meetings of
Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014
 Except with the consent of the Board of Directors
given by a resolution at a BM, no company shall enter
into any contract or arrangement with any Related
Party without prior approval of the Board of Directors
and shareholders.
 Board of Directors and where the paid up capital is
more than 10 Cr or value of transaction exceeds the
limits in Rule 15 – by Special Resolution.
 Interested Directors to abstain from meeting &
interested shareholder shall not vote on resolution
 Exception:
‐ Ordinary Course of Business; and
‐ Arms' Length

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S. 203 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Appointment &
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014
 Public Companies having - paid‐up share capital of Rs. 10
Crore or more shall have following whole time KMP:
‐ MD or CEO or Manager or in their absence WTD;
‐ CS;
‐ CFO
 Every KMP shall be appointed by Board Resolution containing
terms and conditions of the appointment, including
Remuneration
 A whole-time KMP shall not hold office in more than one
company except subsidiary company at the same time.
 Any casual vacancy to be filled in by the Board at its meeting
within 6 months

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S. 204 read with Rule 9 of the Companies
(Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014
 Public Companies having:
‐ Paid‐up capital of Rs. 50 Crore or more;
‐ Turnover of Rs. 250 Crore or more.
 To be conducted annually by Practicing
Company Secretary
 The company will have to annex with its
Board’s Report, the Secretarial Audit Report,
given by a Company Secretary in Practice

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 No person shall be appointed as a Director of a company unless he
has been allotted the DIN (S. 154).
 The appointment of Directors to be done by Board or shareholders
in General Meeting (S. 152).
 Nominee Directors are not liable to retire by rotation and hold
office at the pleasure of their nominating authorities.
 No person shall be appointed as a Director in more than Twenty
Companies including Ten Public Companies (165(1)).
 A Company shall not have more than fifteen directors, except by
passing a Special Resolution (S. 149(1)).
 If any Director does not attend the Board Meeting for Twelve
Months with or without leave, he shall be disqualified to be director
(S. 167(1)(b))
 A Director who fails to provide his disclosure of interest shall also
be disqualified as a director (S.184).
Cont’d………

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 Board Meetings shall be held at least four times in each year in
such a manner that not more than One Hundred and Twenty days
shall intervene between two consecutive meetings of the Board.
At least Seven days of notice required (173(1))
 Persons disqualified under section 164 shall not be appointed as
director
 Resolutions or agreements approved by Board on matters falling
u/s 179 read with Rule 8 of Chapter 12 and Special Resolutions
required to be filed with ROC in MGT – 14 within 30 days of
passing of resolution
 If any company fails to file Balance Sheet or Annual return for 3
consecutive FYs, it shall file a Report in DIR – 9 within 30 days of
such default
 Policies & Procedures on Internal financial controls for
safeguarding of Assets to be drafted – S134(3) r/w Rule 8 of
Companies (Accounts) Rules
 Transfer of shares to be done through duly stamped and
executed share transfer form

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 As the BoD is responsible for compliance of
all laws/acts applicable to a Corporation, it is
proposed that every Corporation shall place
the quarterly compliance report under all acts
before the Board in the format annexed as
‘Annexure – A’.
 As compliances and penalty for non-
compliance under the new Companies Act
have increased extensively, it is proposed
that the Govt. shall initiate action to close
down / strike –off / liquidate the non-
functional or Dormant Corporations as per
the list annexed as ‘Annexure – B’.
Cont’d………
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 Corporations should be directed to strictly adhere
to the following cut-off time for timely audit and
filing of Accounts:
- Internal Audit shall be completed by 30th May
- Audit Committee and BoD to meet by 15th June

- Statutory Audit to be completed by 15th July

- CAG to be requested to complete review by 15th August
- Audit Committee and BoD to meet by 30th August

- AGM Notice to be issued by 2nd September

- AGM to be held by 30th September
- Filing of Audited Accounts and Annual Return to be done by
29th October.
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 Workmen’s Payment of Industrial
Indian Contract Trade Unions
Compensation Wages Act, Disputes Act,
Act, 1872 Act, 1926
Act, 1923 1936 1947

Employees’ PF &
Employees’
Minimum Wages Miscellaneous Company Act, Apprentices
State Insurance
Act, 1948 Provisions Act, 1956, 2013 Act, 1961
Act, 1948
1952

Maternity Payment of Payment of

Contract Labour Professional
Benefits Act, Bonus Act, Gratuity Act,
Act, 1970 Tax Act, 1976
1961 1965 1972

Sexual Child Labour Environment

Harassment Act Act, 1986 Protection Act

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 Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Branch of law which
determines the circumstances in which promises made by the
parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them.
 Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 - To provide for
the payment of compensation by certain classes of employers
to their workmen for injury by accident.
 Trade Union Act, 1926 - To regulate the conditions
governing the registration of trade unions. Obligations
imposed upon a registered trade union and Rights & liabilities
of registered trade unions
 Payment of wages Act, 1936 - To avoid with holding
wages, delays in paying wages & making unreasonable
deductions out of wages.
 The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,
1946 - To require employers in industrial establishments to
define with sufficient precision the conditions of employment
under them & to make the said conditions known to workmen
employed by them.

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 The Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 - To secure industrial
peace. To improve the condition of workmen in industry
 Factories Act, 1948 - To protect children & to provide
for some health & safety measures.
 Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 - The Act is a
piece of social security legislation conceived as a means of
extinction of the evils of the society, namely, want, disease,
dirt, ignorance and indigence
 Minimum Wages Act, 1948 - To secure the welfare of the
workers in a competitive market by fixing the minimum rates
of wages in certain employments
 Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous
Provisions Act, 1952 - It is a social security measure
meant to induce employees to save a portion from their
present earnings for a rainy day
 Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 - To regulate the
employment of women in certain establishments for certain
periods before & after child birth & to provide for maternity
benefit & other certain benefits
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 Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 - To maintain peace & harmony
between labor & capital by allowing the employees, in recognition of
their right, to share in the prosperity of the establishment reflected by
the contributions made by capital, management & labor
 Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 - To
regulate the employment of contract labour in certain
establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain
circumstances and for matters connected therewith.
 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 -
By faithful service over a
long period, the employee is entitled to claim a certain amount
as a retirement benefit
 Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 -
To provide for the
payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and
for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex,
against women in the matter of employment and for matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto.
 Professional Tax Act, 1976 - To provide for the levy &
collection of tax on professionals , trade callings & employment
in the state.

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 Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act,
1986 - To prohibit the engagement of children in certain
employments and to regulate the conditions of work or
children in certain other employments.
 Unorganized Workers Social Security Act, 2008 -
To provide for the social security and welfare of unorganized
workers and for other matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 – An
act to provide protection against sexual harassment of
women at workplace and for the prevention, reddressal of
complaint of sexual harassment and for matters connected
therewith or incidental thereto.

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Periodicity of S.N Particulars Due Dates Form/ Challan
compliance
Monthly 1 Service Tax payment 5th ER - 6

2 Provident fund payment 5th PF challan

3 Monthly return of PF of employees leaving 15th Form-10

the service during preceding Month
4 Monthly return for employees joining 15th Form 5
Provident Fund during previous month
along with declaration in Form 2 furnished
by the employees
5 ESI payment 20th A1/B

6 PF Returns 25th Form 12A

7 Professional tax payment 20th 5A

8 TDS/TCS Payment 7th 281

Quarterly 10 TDS/TCS Return 15th May, 24Q,26Q,27E

July, Oct, Jan Q
11 Advance Tax 15th-June, 280
Sep, Dec,
Mar

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Periodicity of Sl.n Particulars Due Dates Form/
compliance o. Challan

Half Yearly 12 Service Tax Returns 25th – Apr & Oct ST-3
13 ESI returns 11th – May & Nov ST -3
14 Certificate for minimum half yearly 30th April & 31st ST -3
capitalisation norms (to be taken from Oct
Statutory Auditors)
Yearly 15 PF Returns 30th April ST-3

16 Submission of Annual Return on 31st July ST -3

Foreign Liabilities and Assets with
respect to FDI received and/or FDI
made abroad with RBI
17 Annual Certificate by statutory auditors 30th April & 31st ST -3
that the company is engaged in NBFC Oct
MFI requiring it to hold CoR under
Section 45 – 1A, of the RBI Act, 1934 &
that the Company also fulfills all
conditions stipulated to be classified
as an NBFC MFI. The certificate should
also indicate asset/ income pattern of
NBFC.

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Periodicity of Sl.n Particulars Due Dates Form/
compliance o. Challan

Yearly 18 Submission of special return Within 30 days of ST-3

closure of FY

19 Submission of annual financial 15th July ST -3

statement

24 Registration under Shop & - -

Establishment Act to be taken only
when new branch is opened.

25 Registration of establishment As and when Form 1

employing contract labour required

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Thank You!!

Presented By:
• Shri Ujjwal Kumar Dubey,
Special Secretary, Department
of Law, GoB (Chairman)
• Shri Ajay Kumar, Practicing
Company Secretary; A. Kumar
& Associates (Member)
• Shri Ravikant Dev, Asst.
Prosecution Officer; Finance
Department; GoB (Member)
• Ms. Ruchika P.Kalra, Company
Secretary, BUIDCO (Member
Secretary)
• Ms. Shilpi Chakravarty,
Company Secretary, BRBCL
(Member)
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