Clarification of holding of Annual General Meeting (AGM) through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) - Companies Law - 10/2022

General Circular No. 10/2022 File No. Policy-17/57/2021-CL-MCA Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001 Dated: 28.12.2022 To, The DGCoA, All Regional Directors, All Registrar of Companies, All Stakeholders. Subject: Clarification of holding of Annual General Meeting (AGM) through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM)-reg. Sir/Madam, In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020 and General Circular No. 02/2022 dated 05.05.2022 and after due examination, it has been decided to allow the companies whose AGMs are due in the Year 2023, to conduct their AGMs on or before 30 th September, 2023 in accordance with the requirements laid down in Para 3 and Para 4 of the General Circular No. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020 . 2. It is clarified that this General Circular shall not be construed as conferring any extension of time for holding of AGMs by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the companies which have not adhered to the relevant timelines shall be liable to legal action under the appropriate provisions of the Act. 3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority. Yours faithfully, (KMS Narayanan) Deputy Director Tel : 011-2338-7263