The Board of Directors of the State Public Sector Undertakings is formed to achieve better corporate governance practices for the benefit of the Administrative Departments and the Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors of the PSUs.The Board of Directors / Board of Management / Managing Committee has an optimum combination of functional, nominal and independent directors.
The number of functional directors (including CMD / MD) is not more than 50% of the actual strength of the Board / Committee and the nominee directors appointed by the Government / other PSUs is restricted to a maximum of two. In case of PSUs listed in the Stock Exchanges and whose Board of Directors is headed by an Executive Chairman, the number of independent directors is at least 50% of the Board members and in case of other PSUs at least one-third (1/3) of the Board members are independent directors.
The expression ‘independent director’ means a part time director of a company on the following basis:
The Board / Committee shall meet at least once in every 120 days and at least four such meetings shall be held every year. The Board shall periodically review compliance reports of all laws applicable to the company, prepared by the company as well as steps taken by the company to rectify instances of non-compliances.
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