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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will launch the regional version of its just-launched investor education protection fund (IEPF) website in the next six months to educate investors about the stock markets, ministry secretary R Bandyopadhay said.
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for Corporate Affairs, here today launched the Hindi website of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), which is being administered by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The address of the website is: www.iepf.gov.in.
The Ministry of Company Affairs is now functioning under a Cabinet Minister, after its up-gradation with effect from January 29, 2006. The Ministry is continuing its initiatives to meet the expectations of the corporate sector and its stakeholders in the changing national and global business environment. The Ministry is constantly working towards improvement in the legislative framework and administrative set up to enable easy incorporation and exit of the companies, convenient compliance of regulations with transparency and accountability in corporate governance.
Every member, who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter coming up for consideration at a meeting of the Committee, shall disclose the nature of his interest at such meeting and such disclosure shall be recorded in the proceedings of the meeting of the Committee and such member shall not take part in any deliberation of the Committee with respect to that matter.
The Stock Exchange, in consultation with the IPF/CPF Trust, shall review and progressively increase the amount of compensation available against a single claim from an investor, atleast every three years.
In the said circular it was also clarified how, when and the date from which the unpaid and unclaimed dividend due for payment prior to and after the amendment of Section 205A and the enactment of Section 205 C by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1999 should be transferred to IEPF.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby constitute a Committee consisting of the following persons to administer the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government vide GSR No. 750(E) dated 1.10.2001,
The Committee shall consists of ten members, excluding the chair person who is Secretary, to the Department of Company Affairs. The members shall be nominated by Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India and or from any other Ministry or Department of Central Government dealing with investor protection activities and experts from the field of investors education and protection. The non-official Members shall hold office for a period of two years. The Official members shall hold office for a period of two years or until they occupy their position which ever is earlier The constitution of the Committee shall be notified in the Official Gazette.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby establishes a fund to be called the Investor Education and Protection Fund.
The Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2001 – Shelf Prospectus.
