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ARTICLE · 03 MAY 2025

The MCA21 V3 Portal – Still A Work In Progress

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") via General Circular No. 03/2023 ("GC 3") has decided to allow additional time of 15 (fifteen) days for filing of forms listed in General Circular No. 01/2023 ("GC 1") without additional fees.

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") via General Circular No. 03/2023 ("GC 3") has decided to allow additional time of 15 (fifteen) days for filing of forms listed in General Circular No. 01/2023 ("GC 1") without additional fees. GC 1 had required the filing of various forms in the MCA's newly introduced MCA21 Version 3 portal ("V3 Portal"). The GC 3 has also provided for an extension of 15 (fifteen) days for filing of all such Form PAS-3s (Return of allotment) whose due dates for filing fall between January 20, 2023, and February 06, 2023.

As background, the MCA, as part of its digital transformation initiatives, had announced the transition from the MCA21 Version 2 portal ("V2 Portal") to the V3 Portal. Previously, the V2 Portal was used by companies to make filings by filling the forms manually and uploading the same onto the portal. In the V3 Portal, the forms are intended to be filled out online, enabling user convenience and the ability to save

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