24. Funds of the Corporation
24. Funds of the Corporation.---(1) The Corporation shall have its own fund or funds, and all receipts of the Corporation shall be credited thereto and all payments of the Corporation shall be made therefrom:
Provided that the Board may, in relation to any of the funds of the Corporation or otherwise, establish reserves which may or may not be allocated for a specific purpose, and such sums as the Board may determine, may be transferred to or from such reserves.
The Board shall, for every financial year after the financial year in which the provisions of section 136 of the Finance Act, 2021 come into force, cause to be maintained---
a participating policyholders fund, to which all receipts from participating policyholders shall be credited and from which all payments to such policyholders shall be made; and
a non-participating policyholders fund, to which all receipts from non-participating policyholders shall be credited and from which all payments to such policyholders shall be made:
[(3) Where a branch or office of the Corporation is situated in a country outside India, the funds of such branch or office shall be maintained in accordance with the laws of that country.]
Provided that the members, by resolution in a general meeting, may exempt maintenance of such funds for one financial year at a time up to two financial years..
Amendment notes (2)
- 1Subs w.e.f. 30-6-2021 Subs.by Act 13 of 2021, s. 136, for s. 24 (w.e.f. 30-6-2021).
- 2Ins w.e.f. 5-2-2026 Ins. by Act 40 of 2025, s. 81 (w.e.f. 5-2-2026).