Companies Act, 2017 — section 226

226. Duty to prepare directors’ report and statement of compliance..—(1) The board shall prepare a directors’ report for each financial year of the company: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to a private company, not being a subsidiary of public company, having the paid up capital not exceeding three million rupees.

(2)The Commission may by general or special order, direct such class or classes of companies to prepare a statement of compliance.

(3)The board of a holding company, required to prepare consolidated financial statements under section 228, shall in its report to the members as provided in section 227, include information on matters specified in sub-section (2) of section 227 with respect to the consolidated financial statements.

(4)The directors in their report shall give greater emphasis to the matters that are significant to the undertakings included in the consolidation.

(5)Any contravention or default in complying with requirements of this section shall be an offence liable to a penalty of level 1 on the standard scale.