Digital payments incentive schemes use prize draws to drive consumer and merchant adoption through specified eligible channels.
Central government initiative uses incentivised prize draws under the Lucky Grahak Yojana (consumers) and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana (merchants), implemented by the National Payments Corporation of India, to promote digital transaction uptake. Eligibility is limited to transactions through RuPay cards, USSD, UPI and AEPS, with draws conducted across multiple cities and outreach through Digi Dhan Mela booths and help centres to assist citizens and merchants with app downloads and transaction facilitation.

Minimum paid-up capital removal facilitates company incorporation and streamlines registration and compliance processes.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs reported rising numbers of active companies through 2016 and stated the impact on employment has not been assessed. To promote growth and improve ease of doing business, the Ministry removed the minimum paid up capital requirement at incorporation, made the common seal optional, established a Central Registration Centre, deployed the SPICe electronic incorporation form, and granted conditional exemptions or relaxations under the Companies Act, 2013 including for startups.

Early Warning System being developed to detect financial frauds; no Companies Act rehabilitation or compensation scheme exists.
An Early Warning System is being developed through an engaged consulting agency to enable early identification and pre-intimation of financial frauds; development is iterative and results will follow once the conceptual framework stabilises. Concurrently, no scheme exists under the Companies Act for rehabilitation or compensation of victims affected by corporate financial frauds.

Capital requirements for Nidhi companies restrict debt issuance and set membership and net-owned-fund thresholds for operation.
A Nidhi must be a public company maintaining a minimum paid-up equity share capital, is prohibited from issuing preference shares, debentures or any other debt instrument, and may not admit a body corporate or trust as a member. Within one year of the Rules' commencement each Nidhi must meet a minimum membership threshold and maintain Net Owned Funds at or above the prescribed level or any higher amount specified by the Central Government.

Corporate political contributions limited by law; eligibility, disclosure and procedural restrictions govern donations to parties and electoral trusts.
Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013 permits a non-government company with at least three years' existence to contribute up to a statutory proportion of its average net profits for the preceding three years to registered political parties or electoral trusts, subject to eligibility, disclosure, accounting and other restrictions; the provision does not apply to foreign companies.

Abuse of dominance and anti-competitive conduct prompt multiple CCI investigations into cellular providers, seeking penalties and cessation.
The Competition Commission of India has registered four investigations into alleged anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance by private cellular service providers following complaints naming industry associations, multiple mobile operators and, in one instance, regulatory and public telecommunication entities; the CCI is empowered to impose penalties and issue cease and desist orders under the Competition Act, 2002.

Unclaimed investor funds credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund, refunds and awareness funded via budgetary allocations.
Unclaimed and unpaid amounts must be credited to the Investor Education and Protection Fund and, once credited, form part of the Consolidated Fund of India; refunds to eligible investors and financing of investor-awareness programmes are effected through separate Ministry budgetary allocations rather than direct utilization of the Fund.

Corporate Social Responsibility obligation requires boards to adopt CSR policies and allocate funds across prescribed development sectors.
Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 mandates a Corporate Social Responsibility contribution by companies above specified financial thresholds, calculated from average net profits of the preceding three years, and tasks Boards with framing CSR policies and allocating funds across development sectors; government data for 2014-15 shows a mix of reporting and non reporting among companies, differentiating public and private sector conduct and aggregate reported expenditures.