Amended companies Bill 2011 to be placed in parliament on Dec 17

17 Dec 2012 Evaluate

The amended Companies Bill 2011, which will give more statutory powers to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to tackle corporate fraud, will be placed in Parliament on Dec 17, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot said. Under the new regulations, SFIO will get powers to file cases, take action against culprits and coordinate with other investigative agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation and the enforcement directorate in case of any corporate fraud.

While addressing an event of MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sachin said there will be better tie-ups between investigative agencies at the State and Centre, the income tax department and the information technology ministry with SFIO. He added that the process of taking action would not fall in between various regulatory bodies.

By adding further he said, our primary objective is to protect small investors as there has been many cases of financial frauds in states like West Bengal, where some companies of chit funds and ponzi schemes have taken away the hard-earned money of small investors.

Seeking more cooperation from state investigative agencies in this regard, the corporate affairs minister is also planning to launch an awareness campaign among investors about these financial schemes. The Companies Bill, 2011, will replace the Companies Act of 1956, which was amended several times. The Bill aims to make corporate social responsibility compulsory, corporate governance more transparent and independent directors more accountable.

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