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		 Annual Return 
Certification 
by CS  
(MGT-8) 
"Company" 
having turnover 
of RS. 50 Crore or 
more 
Listed Company  
"Company" 
having paid-up 
share capital of  
RS. 10 Crore or 
more
Paid-up share 
capital of 
"Private 
Company" does 
not exceed RS. 
50 Lakh. 
Turnover of "Private 
Company" as per its 
last profit and loss 
account does 
not exceed RS. 2 Crore 
Small 
company 
Followings shall not be 
considered as Small Company 
a holding company or a subsidiary company 
a company registered under section 8 
a company or body corporate governed by any special Act
"Companies" 
which have 
borrowed 
money from 
banks and 
public financial 
institutions in 
excess of of RS. 
50 Crore 
  
 
LISTED 
COMPANY  
Vigil 
Mechanism 
Companies 
which accept 
deposits from 
the public
CSR 
Committee 
Every 
"Company" 
having net 
worth of RS. 
500 Crore or 
more during 
"3 Preceding 
financial 
years" 
Every 
"Company" 
having 
turnover of 
RS. 1000 Crore 
or more 
during "3 
preceding 
financial 
years" 
Every 
"Company" 
having net 
profit of RS. 5 
Crore or more 
during "3 
preceding 
financial 
years"
a. All "Unlisted Public 
Companies" having paid 
up share capital of RS. 10 
Crore or more. 
Listed Companies 
b. "All Private Limited 
Companies having paid up 
share capital of RS. 20 
Crore or more 
all companies having paid 
up share capital of below 
threshold limit mentioned 
in (a) and (b), but having 
public borrowings from 
financial institutions, 
banks or public deposits 
of RS. 50 Crore or more 
Rotation of Auditor
Audit 
Committee 
 
 
 and  
 
Nomination & 
Remuneration  
Committee 
LISTED 
COMPANY 
"PUBLIC 
COMPANIES" 
All Public 
Companies, having in 
aggregate, 
outstanding loans or 
borrowings or 
debentures or 
deposits exceeding 
RS. 50 Crore or more 
All Public 
Companies with a 
paid up capital of 
RS. 10 Crore or 
more 
All Public 
Companies having 
turnover of Rs. 100 
Crore or more
KEY 
MANAGERIAL 
PERSONNEL  
LISTED COMPANY 
"Public company" 
having a paid-up 
share capital of 
RS. 10 Crore or 
more  
A "Company" 
which has a paid 
up share capital of 
RS. 5 Crore or 
more shall have a 
whole-time 
company 
secretary.
Women Director 
LISTED COMPANY 
"PUBLIC 
COMPANY"  
Paid–up share 
Capital of RS. 100 
Crore or more 
Turnover of RS. 
300 Crore or 
more
Independent 
Director 
"Listed Public 
Company" 
Public 
Company 
Public Companies 
having paid up share 
capital of RS. 10 
Crore or more 
Public 
Companies 
having 
turnover of 
RS. 100 Crore 
or more 
Public Companies which 
have, in aggregate, 
outstanding loans, 
debentures and deposits, 
exceeding RS. 50 Crore
Applicability 
of CARO 
•It shall apply to every company 
including a foreign company as defined 
in clause (42) of section 2 of the 
Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) 
[hereinafter referred to as the 
Companies Act], except – 
•an insurance company as defined 
under the Insurance Act,1938 (4 of 
1938);  
•a private limited company with a paid 
up capital and reserves not more than 
RS. 50 Lakh and which does not 
have loan outstanding exceeding RS. 
25 Lakh from any bank or financial 
institution and does not have a 
turnover exceeding RS. 25 Crore at 
any point of time during the financial 
year. 
•a banking company as defined in 
clause (c) of section 5 of the Banking 
Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949);  
•a One Person Company as defined 
under clause (62) of section 2 of the 
Companies Act and a small company 
as defined under clause (85) of section 
2 of the Companies Act;
Secretarial Audit  
Listed 
Companies 
"Public 
Companies" 
Every public company 
having a paid-up share 
capital of RS. 50 Crore 
or more; or Every public company 
having a turnover of RS. 
250 Crore or more.
However,  banking Companies,  insurance 
Companies,  power Companies and  Non-Banking 
Financial Companies (NBFCs)  are  exempted  from 
XBRL filing 
 
All companies "LISTED 
WITH ANY STOCK 
EXCHANGE(S)" in India 
and their Indian 
subsidiaries 
All companies having 
paid up capital of RS. 5 
Crore and above 
All Companies having 
turnover of RS. 100 
Crore and above 
All companies who 
were required to file 
their financial 
statements for FY 2010-
11, using XBRL mode 
XBRL
Internal Auditor  
Listed Companies 
Public Companies 
•Paid Up Share Capital Of Rs. 50 Crore Or More  
during the preceding financial year or 
•turnover of RS. 200 crore or more during the 
preceding financial year  or 
•outstanding loans or borrowings from banks or 
public financial institutions exceeding  RS. 100 
Crore or  more at any point of time during the 
preceding financial year or 
•outstanding deposits of RS. 25 Crore or more at 
any point of time during the preceding financial 
year 
Private Companies 
•outstanding loans or borrowings from banks or public financial 
institutions exceeding Rs. 100 Crore or more at any point of 
time during the preceding financial year or 
•turnover of  Rs. 200 Croreor more during the preceding 
financial year