Smt. Seema appointed Non-official Director (Independent Director) on the board for three years

MRPL board update: the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved Smt. Seema as a Non-official Director (Independent Director), effective 05.10.2026, for three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Tue 6 Oct 2026

Effective Date

05.10.2026

Tenure

three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier

Teaching Experience

23 years of teaching experience

Board appointment at MRPL

• The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Smt. Seema as a Non-official Director (Independent Director) on the board of the company.
• The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas conveyed the approval through its letter dated 05/10/2026.
• The appointment is for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, with effect from 05.10.2026.

Profile of the new director

• Smt. Seema is an academician with 23 years of teaching experience.
• She holds BA, MA, LLB and B.Ed qualifications.
• She specialises in Law, Management and Social Service.

Other confirmations in the update

• She is not debarred from holding the office by virtue of any SEBI order or any other authority.
• She is not related to any Director of the Company.
• She is eligible for appointment as Director in terms of the provisions of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

What this means for investors

• This is a change in the composition of the board. Independent directors sit on the board and its committees, and their stated role is to bring outside scrutiny to the company's decisions.
• The tenure is a fixed period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, so the position is not open-ended.
• The intimation concerns board composition, and the appointment takes effect from 05.10.2026.

How the news can be seen

• It is a board-level, management-change disclosure, so the perception it carries is largely neutral, being an update on who sits on the board.
• The addition of an independent director with a law and teaching background can be read as adding oversight and diversity to the board.

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