More than 11 Lakh Women Directors are associated with Public & Private companies
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, with a view to encourage women participation in decision making at various levels in companies, has included the following provisions in the Companies Act, 2013:
(i) Second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) provides that prescribed class of companies shall have at least one woman director.
(ii) Further, as per Rule 3 of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2024, every listed company and every other public company having paid up share capital of Rs. 100 crore or more or having turnover of Rs. 300 crore or more, is required to appoint at least one woman director.
(iii) If a company makes default in complying with this provision of the Act, the company and every officer of the company who is in default, is liable for penalty provided under section 172 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, today shared information on women directors in Rajya Sabha.
According to the information provided by the Minister, a total of 11,66,651 no of women directors were associated with various companies as under:
| Category | Count of women director associated |
| Listed Public Company | 8,672 |
| Unlisted Public Company | 46,939 |
| Private Company (including OPC) | 11,11,040 |
This is in contrast to the information shared by the ministry that as per MCA21 Registry, as on 31.03.2017, 25.01% of the directors on the boards of companies are women directors. However, comparative percentage in 2024 has not been shared by the Minister
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