Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
17858 Points
Joined November 2008
Yes, this will come under the ambit of section 314
"Any office or place shall be deemed to be an office or place of profit, if the director holding it obtains from the company anything by way of remuneration over and above the remuneration to which he is entitled as such director, whether as salary, fees, commission, perquisites, the right to occupy free of rent any premises as a place of residence or otherwise."
As such, this is within the new limits of Rs. 2.5 lacs, you have to obtain only approval of shareholders by way of special resolution.