1641 Companies Listed with National Stock Exchange: at Least One Women Director Required on Board Of Directors

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has stated that based on information provided by National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE), 1641 companies are listed (equity shares) on NSE as on November 21, 2014.

These companies, in accordance with the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Equity Listing Agreement, are required to appoint at least one woman director, on or before March 31, 2015.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Jayant Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.