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Clarifications for Video Conferencing at General Body Meetings and E-voting.

By Sejal Vasa, Company Secretary
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has vide General Circular No. 72/2011, dated 27-12-2011 issued clarifica- tion to Circular No. 35/2011 regarding the participation by shareholders or Directors in Meetings under the Companies Act, 1956 through electronic mode, whereby, it is decided that the requirement for holding shareholders’ meetings through video conferencing will be optional for listed companies for the year as well as subsequent years to 2011-12.

In case of e-voting at General Body Meetings, now, any agency can provide the electronic platform for e-voting after obtaining a certificate from Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India, New Delhi. Full Circular can be accessed on http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/General_Circular_ No_72_2011.pdf

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