The document discusses secretarial standards in India and their importance for corporate governance. Secretarial Standards were introduced by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India to standardize and harmonize diverse secretarial practices and improve compliance. Adopting these standards leads to more transparency, higher investor confidence, and increased recognition for complying companies. The standards cover areas like board meetings, shareholder meetings, maintaining registers and records, and other secretarial functions.

1. Neha Singhi Practicing Company Secretary Add: D2/1, Block EP, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091 Ph- 9133 40083385/9831402256 Email: neha@nehasinghi.com Setting the grounds for Corporate Governance

3. Topic Page Introduction 4 Objective 5 Impact of SS 6 SS & Corporate Governance 7 Recognition for SS 8 Secretarial Standards in brief 9-23 Corporates inline with SS 24 Conclusion 25

9. SS1 Meetings of the Board of Directors 13.12.2001 SS3 Dividend 22.05.2003 SS2 General Meeting 01.05.2002 SS4 Register and Records 20.10.2005 SS5 Minutes 20.09.2007 SS6 Transmission of Shares and Debentures 20.09.2007 SS7 Passing of Resolution by Circulation 06.11.2008 SS8 Affixing of Common Seal 06.11.2008 SS9 Forfeiture of Shares 06.11.2008 SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

22. Dividend amount till 30 days after declaration Investor who claims within 7 years Unpaid Dividend Account till 7 years Within 7 days Investor Education and Protection Fund* Within 30 days *Individual notice atleast 6 months before the due date of transfer to IEPF