India Inc's governance score improves marginally in 2021, shows IiAS study

20 companies were in the 'Leadership' category, against 11 in 2020 and six in 2019. These included Airtel, Cipla, HDFC Life, Marico and Tata Motors among others

The governance practices of India Inc have improved in 2021 even as it battles the aftermath due to the Covid-19 crises. The study conducted by Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS) highlighted that for the BSE 100 universe, median scores of companies increased marginally to 62 in 2021 from 61 in 2020.

IiAS released the sixth edition of its assessment of corporate governance scores of the S&P BSE 100 index constituents. The S&P BSE 100 constituents account for about 67 per cent of total market capitalization, the results of the assessment are a reasonable representation of market practices.

The report suggests