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Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 · Chapter V: Management

Section 20: Managing Directors

[20. Chief Executive and Managing Directors.—-(1) The Chief Executive shall, subject to the superintendence, control and direction of the Board, be entrusted with substantial powers of management in respect of the whole of the affairs of the Corporation.

(2) The Chief Executive shall also perform such other duties in relation to the affairs of the Corporation as the Board may entrust to him from time to time and shall, for this purpose, exercise such powers as may be conferred upon him by the Board:

Provided that the Board may also empower the Chief Executive to entrust or delegate such of his duties and powers, as it may deem fit.

(3) Every Managing Director, subject to the general control of the Chief Executive, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be entrusted or delegated to him by the Board or, under subsection (2), by the Chief Executive.]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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