• R.THILAGAVATHY
• S.DHANUSREEHARINI

ABSTRACT The government has taken a step to give equal opportunities to women as men And provision for women directors has been mentioned in the Companies Act 2013. As per the companies act, 2013 it is necessary to appoint a minimum of one women director as a member in certain types of company. The penalty for non-compliance of provision extends to a fine of Rs.10,000 with an extra fine of Rs.1000 per day if the dispute continues.The question that asked to the public is Are you aware that it is mandatory for companies to appoint a female director and Do you agree that there are laws relating to appointment of woman director in India. This study aims to know more about women directorship and public opinion on women directors.The total sampling size is 2090. The statistics tools used in this research are chi square and correlation. The sampling method is random sampling method. The independent variable used in this survey is gender.This study also make a little comparison with European countries because European countries have a lead in appointment of women directors. This research recommends the government to spread awareness more about the women directors and the government should punish the companies who doesn’t have women directors as per the companies act 2013.In this article we look at the role and requirement for appointment of Women Directors in Company as per Companies Act, 2013.

KEYWORDS Women, Directors , Company, Penalty, Appointment,

"A NEED OF WOMEN DIRECTORS IN INDIAN COMPANIES – AN ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.h5-h12, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511712.pdf

"A NEED OF WOMEN DIRECTORS IN INDIAN COMPANIES – AN ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. pph5-h12, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511712.pdf