Letter to BS: Independent directors must push corporate governance

For corporate governance to improve, the IDs need to play a meaningful role

This refers to "Screening test for independent directors" (November 11). Independent directors (IDs) have a significant role in improving corporate governance. They are expected to objectively participate in the decision making process at the board level. They are obliged to put their domain knowledge and rich experience to good use and help the board to take unbiased decisions for company's growth. Therefore, the mandatory condition of qualifying the online self-assessment proficiency test to get a place in the data bank for IDs seems a sensible move by the government. However, more than well qualified, the IDs should be objective in