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Date: 30-Nov-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause f of sub section 2 of section 4 read with clause n of sub section 2 of section 49 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act

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What it means

  • The notification introduces the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Shareholders’ Director) Regulations, 2023. These regulations outline the process for electing and appointing shareholder directors to the Board of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

Key Changes

  • The regulations detail the procedure for shareholders to propose candidates for the position of shareholder director. A notice of intention must be submitted to the Corporation at least fourteen days before the general meeting, including details of the candidate and the proposing shareholders.
  • The proposed director must submit a signed statement including their Director Identification Number (DIN), confirmation of not being disqualified under the Act, consent to act as a director, and consent to provide additional information to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
  • The Corporation will elect a shareholder director through a general meeting of shareholders, upon receiving notice from at least one thousand shareholders or one-tenth of the total number of shareholders, whichever is lower.
  • Rule 28 of the Life Insurance Corporation General Rules, 1956, relating to general meetings, will apply to the general meeting of shareholders for electing a shareholders’ director, with necessary modifications.
  • The Nomination and Remuneration Committee must ensure that the proposed director has no financial or other interests that could negatively impact their ability to perform their duties as a director.
  • A shareholder director cannot hold a similar position in more than two body corporates simultaneously, provided the second body corporate is not in competition or conflict with the business of LIC.
  • The term of office for a shareholder director is four years, with eligibility for re-election and re-appointment for another term of four years.
  • A shareholder director is considered an independent director if they meet the criteria of independence under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 and fulfill any criteria formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee under section 19B of the Act.
  • If the number of valid candidates exceeds the number of vacancies, the candidates with the highest number of votes will be elected.
  • The Nomination and Remuneration Committee will conduct due diligence to ensure that the candidate meets the 'fit and proper' criteria, including integrity, expertise, track record, and absence of conflicts of interest.

Impact Analysis

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

  • Action Item: Review and update internal procedures to align with the new regulations for the election and appointment of shareholder directors.

Shareholders of LIC (excluding Central Government)

  • Action Item: Shareholders should familiarize themselves with the new regulations and actively participate in the election process.

Proposed Shareholder Directors

  • Action Item: Potential candidates should assess their eligibility and prepare the necessary documentation for nomination.

Key Entities Referenced

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC): The primary entity governed by these regulations. The regulations outline the process for electing and appointing shareholder directors to its Board. Shareholders (excluding Central Government): The members of LIC, other than the Central Government, who are eligible to propose and elect shareholder directors. Nomination and Remuneration Committee: A committee within LIC responsible for assessing the suitability of candidates for shareholder director positions and ensuring they meet the 'fit and proper' criteria. Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956): The governing legislation for the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Sections 4, 4A, 4B, 19B and 49 are specifically referenced. Life Insurance Corporation General Rules, 1956: The general rules of LIC, Rule 28 of which, relating to general meetings, applies to the election of shareholder directors.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01122023-250356 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-01122023-250356 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 786] नई कदल्ली, , बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, नवम् बर 30, 2023/अग्रहायण 9, 1945 No. 786] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023/AGRAHAYANA 9, 1945 भारतीय जीवन बीमा ननगम अनिसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 15 नवम्बर, 2023 फा.स. एस-14014/14/2022-बीमा1 (अ). — बोर् ड जीवन बीमा ननगम अनिननयम, 1956 (1956 का 31) की िारा 49 की उपिारा (2) के खंर् (ढ) के साथ पठित िारा 4 की उपिारा (2) के खर्ं (च) द्वारा प्रित्त शनियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्रीय सरकार के पवू ड अनुमोदन स े ननम्ननलनखत नवननयम बनाता ह,ै अथाडत:् - 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ. — (1) इन नवननयमों का संजिप्त नाम भारतीय जीवन बीमा ननगम (शेयरिारक ननिेशक) नवननयम, 2023 ह।ै (2) य े इनके राजपत्र म ेंप्रकाशन की तारीख स े प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. पठरभाषाए ं - (1) इन नवननयमों म,ें जब तक कक संदभ भसे अन्यथा अपेजित न हो, (क) "अनिननयम" से जीवन बीमा ननगम अनिननयम, 1956 (1956 का 31) अजभप्रेत ह;ै (ख) "जनगम जनकाय" का वही अर् भ होगा जो अनिननयम की िारा 4 ख के स्पष्टीकरण म ें दिया गया ह;ै और (ग) " शेयरिारकों" से केन्द्रीय सरकार से जभन्न अन्य सिस्य अजभप्रते ह।ैं 7414 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (2) उन िब्दों और पदों के, िो इसमें प्रयुक्त ह,ैं और पठरभानषत नहीं ह,ै ककन्द्त ु अजधजनयम म ें पररभाजित ह,ै वहीं अर् भ होंगे िो उस अजधजनयम म ेंह।ै 3. शये रिारक ननिेशक का जनवाचभ न और ननयनु ि — (1) शेयरिारकों का िेयरधारक ननिेशक के पि के नलए ककसी उम्मीिवार को प्रस्तानवत करन े के जलए आिय होन े पर उस व्यजक्त द्वारा िाठरत शेयर और अमानतदार नववरण, नजसका नाम शेयरिारक ननिशे क के पि के नलए प्रस्तानवत दकया जा रहा ह ै और जो शेयरिारक ऐसे व्यनि को शेयरिारक ननिेशक के पि के नलए प्रस्तानवत कर रह े ह,ैं का नाम, पता, साधारण जवननर्िडष्ट करते हुए अपन े हस्ताक्षर से शेयरिारकों की साधारण सभा स े कम स ेकम चौिह दिन पहल े ननगम के समि अपन े आिय का नोठिस जमा करना होगा। (2) उप-नवननयम (1) और (4) म ें जवननर्िडष्ट नोठिस के साथ उस व्यनि, नजसका नाम शेयरिारक ननिेशक के पि के नलए प्रस्तानवत दकया जा रहा ह,ै द्वारा हस्ताक्षठरत जववरण प्रस्ट्तुत करना होगा, नजसम ें जनम्नजलजखत का उल्लेख हो:- (क) उसकी ननिशे क पहचान संख्या; (ख) दक वह अनिननयम के तहत ननिेशक बनने के नलए जनरर्हतभ नहीं ह;ै (ग) ननगम के ननिेशक के रूप म ेंकाय ड करन े के नलए उसकी सहमनत; और (घ) शेयरिारकों के ननिेशक के रूप म ें अपनी ननयुनि के नलए नामांकन और पाठरश्रनमक सनमनत को अजतररक्त जानकारी िो अपेजित की िाए प्रिान करन े के नलए सहमनत। (3) उप जवजनयम (1), ( 2) और (4) म ें ननर्िष्टड नोठिस और जववरण को साधारण सभा की कायभसूची म ें शानमल दकया जाएगा। (4) ननगम, कम स े कम एक हजार शेयरिारकों या शेयरिारकों की कुल संख्या के िसवें भाग, जो भी कम हो, स े नोठिस प्राप्त होने पर ऐस ेशेयरिारकों की एक आम बैिक के माध्यम से एक शेयरिारक ननिेशक का जनवाभचन करेगा। (5) साधारण सभाओं स े संबंनित जीवन बीमा ननगम साधारण ननयम, 1956 का ननयम 28, शेयरिारकों के ननिशे क के चुनाव के नलए शेयरिारकों की साधारण सभा पर यर्ावश्यक पठरवतडनों के साथ लाग ूहोगा। (6) दकसी व्यनि को उप-नवननयम (8) के अधीन बोर् ड द्वारा ननिेशक के पद पर ननयिु दकए जान े स े पहल,े नामांकन और पाठरश्रनमक सनमनत इससे संतुष्ट हो दक ननिेशक के रूप म ें ऐसे व्यनि का कोई नवत्तीय या अन्य नहत नहीं होगा, नजसस े ननगम के ननिेशक के कायों का उसके द्वारा जनपटान या कायनभ नष्पािन पर प्रनतकूल प्रभाव पड़ने की संभावना हो। (7) ननगम के शेयरिारकों के ननिेशक के रूप म ें ननयिु कोई भी व्यनि एक ही समय म ें िो स े अनिक जनगजमत जनकाय में समान पि िारण नहीं करेगा: परंत ु कक दसू रा जनगजमत जनकाय, जिसमें उस े जनयुक्त ककया गया ह,ै ऐसा कारबार नहीं कर रहा हो िो इस जनगम के कारबार से प्रजतस्ट्पधा भया प्रजतद्वजं द्वता में हो। (8) उप-जवजनयम (4) के अधीन िये रधारक जनदेिक के रूप में जनवाभजचत व्यजक्त की जनयुजक्त बोडभ द्वारा चार वि भ की अवजध के जलए की िाएगी और वह जवजनयम 4 में संदर्भभत ककए गए अनुसार अगल े चार विभ की अवजध के जलए पुनर्नभवाभचन और पुनर्नभयुजक्त के जलए पात्र होगा। (9) उप-जवजनयम (8) के अंतगभत जनयुक्त िेयरधारक जनदेिक को इस अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उप-धारा (3) के अधीन स्ट्वतंत्रता के मानदडं को पूरा करन े और इस अजधजनयम की धारा 19(ख) के अधीन नामाकं न और पाररश्रजमक सजमजत द्वारा बनाए गए ककसी भी मानदंड को पूरा करन े के अध्यधीन एक स्ट्वतंत्र जनदेिक माना िाएगा।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (10) यकद वैध उम्मीदवारी की संख्या बोडभ में िेयरधारकों के जनदेिक की ररजक्तयों की संख्या से अजधक है, तो अजधक संख्या में वोट प्राप्त करने वाल ेउम्मीदवार को जनवाभजचत माना िाएगा। (11) उप-जवजनयम (8) के तहत बोडभ द्वारा जनयुक्त एक िेयरधारक जनदेिक को इस अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उप-धारा (4) के तहत प्रदान ककए गए प्रावधानों के अनुसार पद धारण करेगें। 4. पदावजध और ररजक्त — (1) जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (8) के अधीन बोड भद्वारा जनयुक्त िेयरधारक जनदिे क चार विभ की अवजध के जलए पद धारण करेग ें और अगले चार वि भ के जलए पुनर्नभवाभचन या पनु र्नभयुजक्त के जलए पात्र होंगे। (2) ककसी िेयरधारक जनदेिक की अगले चार विभ के जलए पुनर्नभयजु क्त िेयरधारकों द्वारा उसके पनु र्नभवाभचन, जवजनयम 3 के उपबंधों के अनुसार बोड भद्वारा पुनर्नभयुजक्त के अध्यधीन होगी। (3) िेयरधारकों के जनदिे क के रूप म ें इस प्रकार जनवाभजचत व्यजक्त उस तारीख और उसके पश्चात स े िेयरधारक जनदेिक नहीं रह िाता ह ैजिस तारीख से वह िेयरधारक नहीं रह िाता ह।ै (4) िेयरधारक जनदिे क के रूप में जनयुक्त व्यजक्त को इस अजधजनयम की धारा 4क में उजल्लजखत ककसी जनरहरभ ता के होने पर पद को ररक्त करना होगा। 5. उपयक्तु तर्ा उजचत मानदडं — नामांकन और पाररश्रजमक सजमजत िेयरधारक जनदेिक के रूप में जनयुजक्त या पुनर्नभयुजक्त के समय और िेयरधारक जनदेिक (वार्िभक) के रूप में सेवाओं को िारी रखने के जलए अहतभ ा, जविेिज्ञता, रैक ररकॉडभ, सत्यजनष्ठा के आधार पर ककसी व्यजक्त के संबंध में सम्यक तत्परता का पालन करेगी, जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत िाजमल ह,ैं परंत ु इनम ेंअन्द्य ितों को िाजमल ककया िा सकता ह:ै- (i) उनमें उच्च स्ट्तरीय सत्यजनष्ठा, सदाचार और मल्ू य होंगे; (ii) उन्द्ह ें सम्यक सतकभता और तत्परता के सार् िेयरधारक जनदिे क के कतभव्यों का जनवभहन करन े के जलए पयाभप्त ज्ञान और समझ होगी; (iii) वे जनगम के सार् जहतों के टकराव की ककसी जस्ट्र्जत में सजम्मजलत नहीं होंगे और िहां भी आवश्यक हो, इस संबंध में तुरंत आवश्यक प्रकटीकरण करेंगे; (iv) वे प्रयोज्य जवजधयों के अधीन, िैसा भी मामला हो, िेयरधारक जनदेिक के पद पर जनयुजक्त के जलए जनधाभररत प्रयोज्य ितों को पूरा करेंग;े (v) उन्द्ह ें दोिी न ठहराया गया हो और न ही उन्द्ह ें नैजतक अधमता या ककसी कृजतक जनकाय से िुडे जवजधयों और जवजनयमों का प्रजतकूल नोरटस प्राप्त हुआ हो; और (vi) वे इस अजधजनयम की धारा 4(क) में उल्लेख ककए गए अनुसार जनरभहरक हो। आर. दरु ैस्ट्वाजम, प्रबंध जनदिे क [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./565/2023-24] LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th November, 2023 F. No. S-14014/14/2022-Ins.I (E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (f) of sub- section (2) of section 4 read with clause (n) of sub-section (2) of section 49 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), the Board with the previous approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations, namely: —4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These regulations may be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India (shareholders’ director) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. — (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) “Act” means the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956); (b) “body corporate” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Explanation to section 4B of the Act; and (c) “shareholders” means the members other than the Central Government. (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Election and appointment of a shareholders’ director. — (1) The shareholders intending to propose a member as a candidate for the post of shareholders’ director shall submit a notice of their intention with the Corporation at least fourteen days before the general meeting of shareholders under their signatures specifying the name, address, equity shares held and depository details of the person whose name is being proposed for the post of shareholders’ director and of the shareholders who are proposing such person for the office of shareholders’ director. (2) The notice referred to in sub-regulations (1) and (4) shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the person whose name is being proposed for the post of shareholders’ director stating— (a) his Director Identification Number; (b) that he is not disqualified to become a director under the Act; (c) his consent to act as a director of the Corporation; and (d) consent to provide further information to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as may be required for his appointment as a shareholders’ director. (3) The notice and statement referred to in sub-regulations (1),(2) and (4) shall be included in the agenda of a general meeting. (4) The Corporation, shall upon notice of not less than one thousand shareholders or one-tenth of total number of shareholders, whichever is lower, elect a shareholders director through a general meeting of such shareholders. (5) Rule 28 of the Life Insurance Corporation General Rules, 1956 relating to general meetings shall mutatis mutandis apply to general meeting of shareholders for electing a shareholders’ director. (6) Before an individual is appointed as director by the Board under sub-regulation (8), the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, shall satisfy itself that such an individual as a director shall have no financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the exercise or performance by him of the functions of a director of the Corporation. (7) No person appointed as a shareholders’ director of the Corporation shall hold a similar position in more than two body corporates at the same time: Provided that the second body corporate in which he has been appointed shall not be in a business that is competing or is in conflict with the business of the Corporation. (8) The person elected as a shareholder’s director under sub-regulation (4) shall be appointed by the Board for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-election and re-appointment for another term of four years as referred to in regulation 4. (9) A shareholder’s director appointed under sub-regulation (8) shall be considered as an independent director subject to meeting the criteria of independence under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Act and fulfilling any criteria formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee under section 19B of the Act. (10) If number of valid candidatures is more than the number of vacancy(ies) of shareholders’ director on the Board, the candidate(s) polling higher number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (11) A shareholder’s director appointed by the Board under sub-regulation (8) shall hold office as provided under sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Act. 4. Term of office and vacation. — (1) The shareholders’ director appointed by the Board under sub- regulation (8) of regulation 3 shall hold office for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-election or re-appointment for another four years. (2) Any re-appointment of a shareholders’ director for another term of four years, shall be subject to re-election by the Shareholders, re-appointment by the Board in accordance with the provisions of regulation 3. (3) A person so elected, as director of shareholders ceases to be a shareholders’ director on and from such date on which he ceased to be a shareholder. (4) A person appointed as a shareholders’ director shall vacate his office if he incurs any disqualifications mentioned in section 4A of the Act. 5. Fit and Proper Criteria. —The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall carry out adequate due diligence of a person at the time of appointment or reappointment as a shareholders’ director and for continuation as a Shareholders’ director (annually), on the basis of qualifications, expertise, track record, integrity, including but not limited to the following: (i) he shall have high standards of integrity, ethics and values; (ii) he shall have sufficient knowledge and understanding to discharge the duties of a Shareholders’ director with due care and diligence; (iii) he shall not be involved in any situation of conflict of interest with the Corporation and shall promptly make necessary disclosures in this regard, wherever required; (iv) he shall meet the applicable conditions prescribed for appointment as a shareholders’ director, as the case may be, under the applicable laws; (v) he should not have been convicted or come under adverse notice of the laws and regulations involving moral turpitude or of any professional body; and (vi) he shall not attract disqualifications mentioned in section 4A of the Act. R. DORAISWAMY, Managing Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./565/2023-24] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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