Corporate Social Responsibility framework review to recommend stronger enforcement, monitoring and stakeholder engagement, with recommendations submitted to government.
A High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs will review the statutory CSR framework, assess implementation outcomes and compliance, and recommend guidelines on enforcement, monitoring, evaluation, social audit, stakeholder platforms and use of technology. The Committee, composed of government, regulatory, corporate and civil-society members, must submit its recommendations to the Government within three months of its first meeting.

Clean lending obligations: banks must act decisively on fraud and wilful default to preserve public trust and credit discipline.
Banks must prioritise clean and prudent lending, take effective action against fraud and wilful default, and restore public trust. Reforms including the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code have improved assessment of financial capacity and spurred recovery and resolution; amendment to exclude wilful defaulters has prompted some borrowers to seek resolution. The Debts Recovery Tribunal mechanism requires review and acceleration to shorten disposal times. Public Sector Banks retain a development and financial inclusion role amid inadequate non-retail support from other lenders, and recent anti-corruption amendments reduce banker apprehension about supporting justified investments.

Dematerialised shareholding requirement mandates demat issue and transfer for unlisted public companies to enhance transparency and governance.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs requires the issue and transfer of all shares in dematerialised form for unlisted public companies, effective October 2018, to enhance transparency, investor protection and corporate governance. Companies must coordinate with depositories and share transfer agents to facilitate dematerialisation; related grievances will be handled by the IEPF Authority. The notification notes benefits including elimination of risks tied to physical certificates, prevention of malpractices, exemption from stamp duty on transfers, and greater ease in transfer and pledge operations.