Clarification of holding of Annual General Meeting (AGM) through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) - Companies Law - 19/2021

General Circular No. 19/2021 File No. Policy-17/57/2021-CL-MCA Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, A Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001 Dated: 08.12.2021 To, The DGCoA, All Regional Directors, All Registrar of Companies, All Stakeholders. Subject: Clarification of holding of Annual General Meeting (AGM) through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM)-reg. Sir/ Madam, With reference to Ministry s General Circular No. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020 and General Circular No. 02/2021 dared 13.01.2021 , it has been decided to allow the companies whose AGMs are due in the Year 2021, to conduct their AGMs on or before 30 th June, 2022 in accordance with the requirements laid down in Para 3 and Para 4 of the General Circular No. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020. 2. It is clarified that this Circular shall not be construed as conferring any extension of time for holding of AGMs by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the companies which have not adhered to the relevant timelines shall be liable to legal action under the appropriate provisions of the Act. 3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority. End.: As above Yours faithfully, (KMS Narayanan) Deputy Director (Policy) Tel : 011-2338-7263