Corporations are the prominent players in the global markets. They are mainly responsible for generating majority of economic activities in the world, ranging from goods and services to capital and resources. The essence of corporate governance is in promoting and maintaining integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of the company as well as in manifestation of the values, principles and policies of a corporation.

Many efforts are being made, both at the Centre and the State level, to promote adoption of good corporate governance practices, which are the integral element for doing and managing business. However, the concepts and principles of good governance are still not clearly known to the Indian business set up.

Hence, there is a greater need to increase awareness among entrepreneurs about the various aspects of corporate governance. There are some of the areas that need special attention, namely:-

• Quality of audit, which is at the root of effective corporate governance;
• Role of Board of Directors as well as accountability of the CEOs and CFOs;
• Quality and effectiveness of the legal, administrative and regulatory framework; etc.

That is, it is necessary to provide the corporates desired level of comfort in compliance with the code, principles and requirements of corporate governance; as well as provide relevant information to all stakeholders regarding the performance, policies and procedures of the company in a transparent manner. There should be proper financial and non-financial disclosures by the companies, such as, about remuneration package, financial reporting, auditing, internal controls, etc.

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