Companies Bill, 2012 provisions to protect investors, small depositors: Pilot

30 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Hoping that the proposed Companies Bill, 2012 will be passed in the current session of Parliament, which also seeks to check investors and small-time depositors from being duped by enterprises or individuals, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot said, ‘our aim right now is to salvage the situation, to see depositors get the money back and help the West Bengal government in this endeavour.’

Further, as per Pilot, there are provisions in the Companies Bill which seeks to bring transparency and compliance and prevent companies and individuals from cheating people by taking advantage of the loopholes in existing law.

Referring to the Kolkata-based Saradha multi-crore chit fund scam, the minister said that a special task force has been set up under the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to carry out all investigations into such companies.

The much-awaited Companies Bill 2012, which seeks to replace the more than five-decade old regulations that govern the corporate in the country, is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha this week. The proposed bill envisages a slew of changes to rules governing the functioning as well as social responsibilities of corporate.

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