CURRENT AFFAIRS

2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the percentage of Women representation of board seats in India in 2021, as per ‘Women in the Boardroom report’?
A
27.1
B
4.1
C
17.1
D
7.1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Women now hold 18% of board seats in India, 95% of Nifty 500 cos have at least one female board member.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bad news: It’s barely over 25%, and it’s slowing down.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s female work participation rate was just 25% for 2021, according to federal government data, among the lowest for emerging economies.

Detailed explanation-4: -15 percent of the parliamentarians are women and only 9 percent of the ministers are women. In India, 33 percent of the seats are reserved for women in urban local bodies and panchayati raj institutions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Women now account for 17.6% of directorships of the NIFTY-500 companies.

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