Q.As per Section 173 of the Companies Act, 2013, what is the minimum number of Board Meetings a company must hold in a calendar year? (A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Six

The law fixes a floor on how often directors must meet, with no more than 120 days allowed to pass between any two consecutive meetings, and this floor works out to a specific number of meetings each year.

Section 173(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requires every company to hold a minimum of four Board Meetings every calendar year, with not more than 120 days elapsing between any two consecutive meetings.

(A) Two is the minimum for a One Person Company, small company, or dormant company only — not the general rule — incorrect for a normal company.

(B) Three is not a figure specified anywhere in Section 173 — incorrect.

(C) Four is exactly the minimum number of Board Meetings Section 173(1) requires every ordinary company to hold each year — correct.

(D) Six is higher than the statutory minimum; a company may choose to meet six times, but the law does not require it — incorrect as 'the minimum required'.

Students sometimes confuse the general four-meetings rule with the relaxed two-meetings-a-year rule that applies only to a One Person Company, small company, or dormant company — the relaxed rule is the exception, not the general rule that applies to most companies.