Sebi recently announced that all listed companies would be required to give more representation to women on their boards. At least 966 out of the 1,456 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange don’t currently have women directors, according to statistics compiled by indianboards.com, a website created by data provider PRIME Database in association with the National Stock Exchange.
The data also says that women account for only 597 positions out of a total 9,009 directors serving on the boards of NSE-listed companies, or 5.1 per cent of the total directors for listed companies.
The new norms are applicable from October 1, 2014.
