The Board had conducted familiarization programme for Independent Directors on the Board to enlighten them about, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the company, nature of the industry in which the company operates, business model of the company, etc.
Various presentations were conducted for the independent directors during the Financial Year 2016-17, the details of the familiarization programs are as follows: (in Hours)
| Sr. No. | Name | Safety , Health and Environment initiatives | Industry / Regulatory Trends | Competition and Future Outlook | Governance & Operations | Total |
| 1. | Kaushik D. Shah | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2. | Rajiv Kumar Bakshi | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3. | Pinaki Misra | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |