Covid-19 crisis: Over 100 firms missed deadline to appoint women directors

At least 37 of the ones which missed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) deadline were government-owned

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The regulator had pushed for the move to improve diversity in corporate India and provide for better representation of women at the top

Sachin P Mampatta Mumbai
Over a tenth of India’s biggest listed firms missed the March 31 deadline, set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), to appoint women as independent directors on their boards.

The market watchdog had pushed for the move to improve diversity in India Inc, and provide for better representation to women.

First Published: Apr 15 2020 | 12:04 PM IST

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