Nine new forms

Nine new forms

Subject :Economy

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Context: The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) on Wednesday announced the next big step in the rollout of Version 3.0 of MCA21, India’s first mission mode e-governance project. It has decided to, from September 1, on-board corporates currently on Version 2.0, sources said.

• MCA has identified as many as nine company forms —DIR3-KYC Web, DIR3-KYC Eform, DPT-3, DPT-4, CHG-1, CHG-4, CHG-6, CHG-8 and CHG-9 — that will go live from September 1 and would be the first set to be launched on the MCA21 V3 portal. “In view of the upcoming launch of 9 company forms in version-3, LLP filings on MCA21 V-3 portal will not be available from August 27 (00.00 AM) to August 28 (23.59 hrs). However, MCA21 V-2 portal for company filings will remain available,” MCA said on Wednesday.
• MCA also said that remaining company forms and other modules like e-adjudication, compliance management systems are scheduled to be fully deployed within the calendar year.
• MCA is currently rolling out MCA21 Version 3.0 in phases to ensure minimum disruption in regulatory filings.
• The Version 3.0 module has already been implemented for limited liability partnerships (LLPs). MCA 21 is the online portal of the MCA, which has made all company-related information accessible to stakeholders and the general public. It was initially launched in 2006.
• L&T Infotech has a contract for operating and maintaining MCA21 V3.0.