Company and LLP law
Administers the Companies Act 2013, the LLP Act 2008 and the rules made under them, including all amendments, exemptions and clarifications.
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What the Ministry does, and which office does it
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs administers company and LLP law, maintains the corporate register, and regulates the professions and institutions around it. Most of the confusion in dealing with it comes from not knowing which office holds the decision.
The corporate registry
Runs MCA21, the register of roughly 21.5 lakh active companies and 5.1 lakh LLPs, and publishes master data as a public record.
Filing and disclosure
Receives statutory filings — incorporation, annual accounts, annual returns, charges, changes in directors and capital — and makes them publicly inspectable.
Enforcement and investigation
Adjudicates penalties, disqualifies directors, strikes off defaulting companies, and refers serious fraud to the SFIO.
Professional regulation
Oversees the three statutory institutes for chartered accountants, company secretaries and cost accountants, and audit quality through NFRA.
Investor protection
Administers the Investor Education and Protection Fund, which holds unclaimed dividends and shares and processes claims.
Insolvency and competition policy
Administers the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Competition Act through IBBI and CCI.
Corporate social responsibility
Sets the section 135 framework, the CSR-1 registration requirement for implementing agencies, and the national CSR Exchange.