Annual Secretarial Compliance Report under reg 24(A) for the year ended 31st March 2025.
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IRFC has submitted its Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for FY ended 31st March 2025, filed with both NSE and BSE. The report, prepared by M/s Akhil Rohatgi & Company, highlights ongoing non-compliance with SEBI's board composition rules (Regulation 17(1)) — the board lacks the required number of independent directors, and several board committees (Audit, Nomination & Remuneration, Stakeholder Relationship, Risk Management) are not properly constituted. IRFC attributes this to being a Government Company where the power to appoint directors rests with the President of India through the Ministry of Railways (MOR), and the company says it is actively following up with MOR on this. In FY 2023, NSE had levied a fine of Rs 21.53 lakh for similar non-compliance, and IRFC has requested both exchanges to waive these fines. Other compliance areas like insider trading, event disclosures, and website maintenance are in order.
This is a routine regulatory filing, but it flags a recurring governance weakness — IRFC's board continues to fall short of SEBI's independent director requirements, which may concern governance-focused investors. However, the reason is structural (Government ownership with appointment powers lying with the Ministry of Railways) rather than management failure, and the stock price is unlikely to be materially affected.