Explain the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 regarding the Annual Report of a Government Company.
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Explain the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 regarding the Annual Report of a Government Company.
Answer & Explanation:
In terms of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013, where the Central Government is a member of a Government company, the Central Government shall cause an annual report on the working and affairs of that company to be- prepared within three months of its annual general meeting before which the comments given by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and the audit report is placed under the proviso to sub-section (6) of section 143; and as soon as may be after such preparation, laid before both Houses of Parliament together with a copy of the audit report and comments upon or supplement to the audit report, made by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Where in addition to the Central Government, any State Government is also a member of a Government company, that State Government shall cause a copy of the annual report prepared to be laid before the House or both Houses of the State Legislature together with a copy of the audit report and the comments upon or supplement to the audit report referred above.
Topics: Company Law
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