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Q101 (CDS-II/2015) Polity & Governance › Governance, Policies & Social Justice › Economic governance laws Answer Verified

Which one of the following statements about the Companies Act, 2013 is not correct?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C
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The correct answer is Option 3. While the Companies Act, 2013, brought landmark reforms to India’s corporate legal framework, it is considered "not correct" in this specific context because its primary objective was regulation and compliance rather than the direct promotion of entrepreneurship opportunities.

  • Option 1: The Act significantly enhanced transparency and accountability through stricter norms for audits and independent directors.
  • Option 2: Under Section 135, it became the first legislation globally to mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for specific profit-making companies.
  • Option 4: It modernized the corporate landscape by enabling E-governance, online filings, and digital records through the MCA21 portal.

Option 3 is the incorrect statement because, although it introduced the "One Person Company" (OPC) concept, the Act is fundamentally a regulatory statute. Direct "opportunities for new entrepreneurs" are typically facilitated through policy initiatives like Startup India or ease-of-doing-business reforms, rather than the restrictive provisions of a regulatory Companies Act.

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