MCA 21 Project :

This is an innovative project and initiative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to enable e-filing. This project covers all the services provided by the Registrar of Companies (ROC) starting from the incorporation of a new company. The project would provide e-services including registration of new companies, filing of various returns and statutory documents under the Companies Act, 2013. The system would also enables filing and access for statutory documents like memorandum of association, articles of association, certificate of incorporation etc.

The project serves the interest of all the key stake holders and the public at large. Also professionals need no longer to visit the officers of ROC and are able to interact with the Ministry using MCA 21 portal from their offices or home. The services of the Ministry of Company Affairs with the introduction of MCA 21 will be e-form driven. Form filing will be done using freely downloadable software and it can be done offline. The prerequisite for using the MCA 21 portal will be P-4 computer with printer, windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7, internet explorer 6.0 version, Adobe Acrobat Reader from version in 9.4 to version 7.5 and digital signature certificate.

To know better about how MCA 21 will function, one need to know about the set up of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.