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New Delhi : In order to redress investors ‘grievances, action was initiated against 95 companies in 2016-17, 101 companies in 2017-18, and 75 companies in 2018-19 under various provisions of the Companies Act. This was stated by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on June 24, 2019.
Citing rules, Sitharaman stated that Sections 178(5) & 178(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, mandate that every company having more than 1,000 shareholders, debenture holders, deposit holders and any other security holders shall constitute a Stakeholders Relationship Committee to consider and resolve the grievances of the security holders of the company.
Further, to safeguard small investors trading in exchanges in stocks of companies that default on payment, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in last three years, has initiated action against 22 companies under section 15-I (Adjudication Proceedings) of the Sebi Act, 1992 and against 211 companies under section 11B (Issue of Directions to Companies) of the Sebi Act, 1992, the Minister added.
The Minister further informed that during FY 2018-19, Sebi had received 2,453 complaints for non-payment of dues and resolved 2,746 complaints which include complaints pertaining to previous years also, according to a PIB release.
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