TMI BlogInsertion of new section 23A.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eneral meeting shall be entitled to- (a) discuss the financial statements of the Corporation as referred to in section 24B and the auditor s report as referred to in section 25B, which shall be accompanied by the report of the Board as referred to in section 24C, and to adopt the financial statements, along with all the documents which are required to be attached to such financial statements under this Act; (b) discuss and adopt the Annual Report prepared under section 27; (c) approve a declaration of dividend under subsection (1) of section 28B; (d) approve the appointment of directors under subsection (4) of section 4; (e) approve the appointment of auditors under subsections (1) and (4) of section 25 and fix their remuneration under sub-section (7) of section 25. (3) Every member shall be entitled to attend a general meeting, whether in person or by proxy or by duly authorised representative: Provided that every director shall also be entitled to attend a general meeting, whether in person or through electronic means: Provided further that all notices of, and other communications relating to, any general meeting shall be forwarded to the auditor appointed ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n member , and to provide that the words and expressions not defined in the LIC Act or in the Insurance Act, 1938 but defined in the Companies Act, 2013, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Companies Act, 2013. These amendments are consequential to the other amendments proposed to the LIC Act. It is further proposed to substitute section 4 of the LIC Act, to provide for the vesting of the general superintendence and direction of the affairs and business of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as LIC ) in its Board of Directors, the composition thereof, the appointment or nomination of directors thereon, and deeming of members constituting LIC immediately before the coming into force of this section as directors under the substituted section 4, in order to bring the provisions relating to corporate governance in alignment with the requirements under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 made by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, and thereby enabling the listing of LIC o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... meeting, disclosure of beneficial interest in securities and recognition of securities as shares in alignment with the requirements under the Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 and listing requirements. It is also proposed to substitute section 19 of the LIC Act to provide for the constitution, composition and powers of the Executive Committee of the Board, in order to bring the provisions relating to corporate governance in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to insert new sections 19A, 19B, 19C and 19D in the LIC Act to provide for the constitution, composition and the powers, functions and duties of various committees of the Board, in order to bring the provisions relating to corporate governance in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to substitute section 20 of the LIC Act to provide for entrustment and delegation of powers and duties of the Chairperson and Managing Directors of LIC by its Board, in order to bring the provisions relating to corporate governance in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to amend section 22 of the LIC Act to omit the existing provision under sub-section (2) for consti ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nded section 4 in place of the constitution of the Corporation under the existing section 4. It is also proposed to amend section 27 of the LIC Act, to omit the provisions relating to giving in the Annual Report an account of activities likely to be taken by LIC in the next financial year, in order to bring the provisions relating to the Annual Report in alignment with listing requirements. It is also proposed to substitute section 28 of the LIC Act, to provide for the allocation to or reservation for registered shareholders of one hundred per cent. of the surplus relating to non-participating policyholders in every financial year s surplus, in addition to up to ten per cent. of the surplus relating to participating policyholders, as against a maximum of ten per cent. of the total surplus under the existing section 28, representing enhancement in money receivable into the Consolidated Fund of India on account of such increased allocation or reservation. It is also proposed to amend section 28A and insert new sections 28B and 28C in the LIC Act, to make provisions regarding the declaration of dividend and crediting of unclaimed and unpaid dividend amount to an Unpaid Divide ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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