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Core Purpose

The Central Government amends the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, by substituting Form INC-22A with the new e-Form 'ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification)' to be effective from July 14, 2025.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, through Notification G.S.R. 426(E) dated June 27, 2025, issued the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2025, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (9) of section 12 and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013). These rules, effective from July 14, 2025, substitute the existing Form INC-22A in the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, with a new e-Form titled 'Form No. INC-22A ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification)' pursuant to Rule 25A. The new e-Form mandates companies to provide detailed information including Corporate Identity Number (CIN), name, registered office address (with a photograph showing at least one Director/KMP), longitude, latitude, email ID, listed status, particulars of directors (DIN, name, status, maximum number beyond limits if applicable), details of statutory auditor(s) (number, category, PAN, name, membership number, appointment period), details of cost auditor(s) (if required, number, category, membership number, name, Firm Registration Number, financial year covered), and details of key managerial personnel such as Managing Director/CEO/Manager/Whole-time Director, Company Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer (DIN/PAN, name, designation, membership number). The form also requires the SRN of AOC-4/AOC-4 XBRL and MGT-7 filed for FY 2017-18 and includes declarations and verifications to be digitally signed by a director(s) and a practicing professional (Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, or Company Secretary). The notification draws attention to sections 7(5), 7(6), 447, 448, and 449 of the Companies Act, 2013, regarding punishment for false particulars, fraud, false statements, and false evidence. The principal notification was G.S.R. 250(E) dated March 31, 2014, and was last amended by G.S.R 411(E) dated July 16, 2024.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01072025-264245 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025/ASHADHA 6, 1947 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th June, 2025 G.S.R. 426(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (9) of section 12 and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the 14th day of July, 2025. 2. In the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, for Form INC-22A, the following e-Form shall be substituted, namely:- "Form No. INC-22A ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) [Pursuant to Rule 25A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014] Refer instruction kit for filing the form All fields marked in * are mandatory Company information 1 (a) *Corporate Identity Number (CIN) 2 (a) *Name of the company (b) *Registered office address (Photo of the Registered Office also showing therein at least one Director(s)/ KMP who has affixed his/her Digital Signature to this form is mandatory) (i) *Longitude (ii) *Latitude (c) *E-mail ID of the company *OTP 3 *Whether the company is listed Form language English Hindi Yes No Send Verify Particulars of directors 4 (a)*Number of directors (b) The Maximum Number of Directors are beyond limits prescribed in Companies Act, 2013 based on resolution dated (DD/MM/YYYY)* filed vide SRN of Form No. MGT-14* 5 List of Directors as on date of filing +-------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+ | S. No.| DIN | Name of Director| Status of DIN | +-------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 4 | | | | +-------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+ (Before filing Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE) eForm, please ensure that the DINs of all Directors are in ‘approved' status and are neither ‘De-activated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC' nor 'Disqualified u/s 164(2)') 6 Details of statutory auditor(s) (a) *Number of auditor(s) appointed *Category of Auditor Auditor's Firm Individual *Income Tax permanent account number of auditor or auditor's firm *Name of the auditor or auditor's firm *Membership Number of auditor or auditor's firm's registration number Period of account for which appointed *From (DD/MM/YYYY) * To (DD/MM/YYYY) Details of cost auditor(s) 7 (a) *Whether the company is required to appoint Cost Auditor Yes No (b) *Number of cost auditor(s) *Category of Auditor Individual Partnership Firm Limited Liability Partnership *Membership number of the Cost Auditor/ member representing the Cost Auditor's Firm/LLP *Name of the cost auditor or member representing the firm/LLP Firm Registration Number (FRN) of the Cost Auditor/Cost Auditor's firm/LLP Name of the Cost auditor's firm/LLP Financial year to be covered by the cost auditor(s) *From (DD/MM/YYYY * To (DD/MM/YYYY) 8 Details of the Managing director or Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Manager or Whole-time Director of the company (a)* Number of roles DIN/PAN Name Designation (b) Whether the company has Managing Director or CEO Yes No 9 Details of Company Secretary of the company, if applicable (a) *PAN (b) *Name (c) *Membership Number 10 Details of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, if applicable (a) *PAN (b) *Name Other Details 11 Details of forms AOC-4/AOC-4 XBRL and MGT-7 filed for FY 2017-18 *SRN of AOC-4/ AOC-4 XBRL (b) *SRN of MGT-7 Attachments (a) *Photograph of Registered Office showing external building and inside office, also showing therein at least one Director/KMP who has affixed his/her Digital Signature to this form Max 2 MB Choose Remove Download (b) Optional attachment(s), if any Max 2 MB Choose Remove Download Declaration I hereby declare that the registered office is situated in the address mentioned above, the details of directors, KMP, auditors are presently associated with the company are correct. Verification I, hereby confirm and verify that the particulars given in the Form herein above are true and also are in agreement with the documents maintained by the company. To be digitally signed by one director in case of OPC. To be digitally signed by one director and one KMP or two directors in case of other than OPC *Designation (Director) *DIN Designation (Director/Manager/Company Secretary/CEO/CFO) Director identification number of the director; or DIN or PAN of the manager or CEO or CFO; or Membership number of the secretary Certificate by Practicing Professional I declare that I have been duly engaged for the purpose of certification/verification of this form. It is hereby certified that: *I have satisfied myself about the identity of the company and its address based on the perusal of the original of the attached document. *All required attachments have been completely attached to this application *I have gone through the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereunder for the subject matter of this form and matters incidental thereto and I have verified the above particulars (including attachment(s)) from the original records maintained by the Company/applicant which is subject matter of this form and found them to be true, correct and complete and no information material to this form has been suppressed. *I further certify that: *E-mail ID belongs to the Company. *All the required attachments have been completely and legibly attached to this form; *I have kept a copy of this form and attachments thereto, in my records for further reference. *It is understood that I shall be liable for action under section 448 of the Companies Act, 2013 for wrong certifications, if any found at any stage. *To be digitally signed by Chartered accountant (in whole-time practice) or Cost accountant (in whole-time practice) or Company secretary (in whole-time practice) *Whether associate or fellow: Associate Fellow *Membership number Certificate of practice number Save Submit Note: Attention is drawn to the provisions of sections 7(5) and 7(6) which, inter-alia, provides that furnishing of any false or incorrect particulars of any information or suppression of any material information shall attract punishment for fraud under section 447. Attention is also drawn to provisions of section 448 and 449 of the Companies Act, 2013 which provide for punishment for false statement / certificate and punishment for false evidence respectively. This eForm has been taken on file maintained by the registrar of companies through electronic mode and on the basis of statement of correctness given by the Director and Professional. For office use only: eForm Service request number (SRN) eForm filing date (DD/MM/YYYY) [F. No. 01/13/2013-CL-V, Vol.VI] BALAMURUGAN D, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 250(E) dated 31st March, 2014 and last amended vide G.S.R 411(E), dated the 16th July, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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