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Government of India

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

29-October-2012 14:19 IST

Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of State (Independent Charge) has taken over as the as the new Corporate Affairs Minister here in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi today. He was welcomed by Shri Naved Masood, Secretary, Corporate Affairs, Shri Bhaskar Chatterjee, DG, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Shri A.K. Srivastava, Additional Secretary in the M/o Corporate Officers and the Senior Officials.

On this occasion while interacting with the media persons present the Minister said his priority will to make the MCA as an enabling ministry that works by taking cooperation of all concerned. Shri Pilot said he will try to work for a direct contact with common man. The minister said he wish that the corporate sector in India go for its country wide reach rather than to mere concentration on the urban areas. He said a Good Corporate Governance is very important for the over all growth of the country.

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Corporate governance emphasised by new Corporate Affairs Minister prioritising an enabling ministry and national corporate outreach. Appointment of Shri Sachin Pilot as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is announced. The Minister's priorities are to make the Ministry an enabling institution that secures stakeholder cooperation, to establish direct public engagement, to promote corporate activity beyond urban centres toward nationwide reach, and to emphasise corporate governance as central to the country's growth.