Induction Material
Induction Material
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
    MINISTRY OF CORPORATE
           AFFAIRS
INDUCTION MATERIAL
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    CONTENTS
S.No.          Description                                             Page No.
A. An Overview 4-8
B. Functions of Sections/Cells/Units
1 Administration –I 9-10
2 Administration –II 11
3 Administration-III 12
4 Administration-IV 13
5 Budget 14
6 Company Law –I 15
11 Company Law–VII 22
12 Cash 23-24
13 Competition 25
14 Coordination 26
16 CSR Cell 30
17 E-Governance 31
18 General 32-33
20 Infrastructure 35
22 International Cooperation 37
23 Insolvency 38-39
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25   Investor Education Protection Fund   42-43
26 Library 44
28 Parliament Section 48
29 Professional Institutions 49
32 Vigilance 54
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       A. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (MCA) – AN OVERVIEW
1.             BRIEF PROFILE
     The vision of the Ministry is ‘sustained corporate growth with enlightened
     regulation.
      (ii)    Administration of the Companies (Donation of National Funds) Act, 1951 (54 of
               1951)
      (iii)   Administration of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 [(54
              of 1969) Only residual matters]
      (x)     Competition Commission of India. The Competition Act, 2000 (12 of           2003)
      (xi)    Serious Fraud Investigation Office.
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                         2. ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
The Ministry functions through the Director General (Corporate Affairs), Regional Directors (RDs),
 Registrar of Companies (ROCs), and Official Liquidators (OLs). The location of these offices is as
 under:-
                                 Office                                                Place
                           Regional Director
        Regional Director (Eastern Region)                                        Kolkata
        Regional Director(Northern Region)                                        New Delhi
        Regional Director (North Western Region)                                  Ahmedabad
        Regional Director(North East Region)                                      Guwahati
        Regional Director (Southern Region)                                       Chennai
        Regional Director (Western Region)                                        Mumbai
        Regional Director (South East Region)                                     Hyderabad
                       Registrar of Companies
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       Bombay High Court                                            Mumbai
       Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench)                             Nagpur
       Madras High Court                                            Chennai
       Delhi High Court                                             New Delhi
       Gujarat High Court                                           Ahmedabad
       Chandigarh High Court                                        Chandigarh
       Jodhpur High Court                                           Jodhpur
       Registrar of Companies cum Official Liquidator
       ROC-cum-OL Bilaspur                                          Bilaspur
       ROC-cum-OL Ranchi                                            Ranchi
       ROC-cum-OL Patna                                             Patna
       ROC-cum-OL Jammu                                             Jammu
       ROC-cum-OL Nainital                                          Nainital
       ROC-cum-OL Jaipur                                            Jaipur
       ROC-cum-OL Goa                                               Goa
       ROC-cum-OL Cuttack                                           Cuttack
       RoC –cum- OL Himachal Pradesh                                Shimla
A Corporate Social Responsibility Foundation has been set up within it which will
provide various supportive services to facilitate effectuating the concept of CSR.
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published in the Gazette of India. Establishment of this organization was further
notified vide notification dated 21.07.2015in accordance with sub-section (1) of
section 211ofthe Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).
(b)       SFIO is headed by a Director who is of the rank of Joint Secretary to the
Government of India. As SFIO is a multi-disciplinary organization, the Director is
assisted by officers taken on deputation from various departments/institutions like
Income Tax, Enforcement Directorate, Customs and Excise, Office of C&AG, Banks,
SEBI, Company Law, IB, CBI, Police, Information Technology, etc. They are
appointed as Additional Directors/Joint Directors Deputy Directors and Senior
Assistant/Assistant Directors.
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) – Constitution of NCLT has been notified
under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 w.e.f 1 st June, 2016. Pending proceedings as
defined in section 434 (1) (a) and 434 (1) (b) of the Companies Act, 2013 has been
transferred to this body. 11 Benches of NCLT have been notified and made operational at
New Delhi (2 Benches), and one bench each at Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru,
Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.
6. OTHER BODIES
National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG)
   It is a Trust jointly established by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(ICAI) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Subsequently, Institute
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of Cost and Works Accountants of India (now Institute of Cost Accountants of
India), National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and Indian Institute of
Corporate Affairs (IICA) have also been inducted as members. NFCG has a
Governing Council presided over by Hon’ble Minister Corporate Affairs, and Board
of Trustees presided over by Secretary, MCA. NFCG organizes seminars, workshops,
orientation programmes, research work etc. through its Accredited Institutions for
promoting good corporate governance practices in the corporate sector.
Composition:-
Sub-rule(1) of rule 3 of the National Financial Reporting Authority (Manner of
Appointment and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and
Members) Rules, 2018 provides that the Authority shall consist of the following
person to be appointed by the Central Government, namely:-
(a) a chairperson
(b) three full time Members; and
(c) nine part time members
Functions:-
As provided under section 132, NFRA would perform the functions relating to
making recommendation on framing accounting & auditing policies/ standard;
monitoring and enforcing compliance with such standard; overseeing quality of
service of auditing profession and investigating and ordering action against
‘professional and other misconduct’ as provided under the Act.
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                  B.    FUNCTIONS OF SECTIONS/CELLS/UNITS
ADMINISTRATION-I SECTION
1.    Establishment matters relating to all Group- ‘A’ officers at the Headquarters filled
under Central Staffing Scheme viz., Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director, Deputy Secretary.
2.    All establishment matters relating to all Group –'A' officers of the en-cadred posts of
Indian Economic Service (IES), Indian Statistical Service (ISS), Indian Cost and Accounts
Service (ICAS) and Central Secretariat Official Language (CSOL).
3. Establishment matters relating to Officers of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) viz.
Director, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary, Section Officer and Assistant Section Officer.
6.    Creation of posts and establishment matters relating to the office of the Minister of
Corporate Affairs and Office of the Minister of State for Corporate Affairs.
8.    All establishment matters relating to General Central Service Group ‘B’ and ‘C’
posts at Headquarters viz., posts of Library, General Branch, Staff Car drivers,
Multitasking Staff (erstwhile Group ‘D’), etc.
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11.     Issue/ Handling of CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) Cards,
appointment of AMA, Handing of Medical reimbursement/permissions, of all
officers/Staff at Headquarters with whom Administration-I Section is administratively
concerned.
13.     Sanction/Matters of Long term and Short Term advances viz. HBA, Motor Car
Advance, Computer Advance, Festival Advance, LTC Advance, etc. in respects of all
officers/Staff at Headquarters with whom Administration-I Section is administratively
concerned.
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                             ADMINISTRATION -II SECTION
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                         ADMINISTRATION-III SECTION
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                          ADMINISTRATION –IV SECTION
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                                  BUDGET SECTION
2.      Preparation of Outcome Budget and Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry
for laying in both the Houses of the Parliament in the Budget Session every year.
8. Opening of New Head of Accounts at the request of budgetary units of the Ministry.
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                                   COMPANY LAW– I
1.      Drafting of rules/amendments/clarifications on matters pertaining to the
Companies Act, 2013
2.      Liaison with e-Governance Cell on all issues pertaining to the Companies Act,
2013
3.      Issues related to transition from the Companies Act, 1956 to the Companies Act,
2013.
4.      SEBI matters, including all allied issues related to Capital Market Division,
Department of Economic Affairs.
5.      Liaison with other Regulators on matters pertaining to the Companies Act, 2013.
6.      Preparation of Cabinet notes, draft bills for amendment in the Companies Act, 2013 and
all matters up to the stage of obtaining assent of the President after the bills are passed by
Parliament.
7.      Review of existing rules under the Companies Act, 1956/2013.
8.      Coordination of the working of Expert Committees constituted from time to time
on the amendments/working of the Companies Act.
9.      Drafting of Official amendments of Bills in respect of Companies Act, 2013.
10.     Preparing replies of queries raised on Rules made under the Companies Act, 2013
by the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
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                                  COMPANY LAW – II
1.     Ordering of inspection of the companies under Section 206 (5) of the Companies Act,
2013 and issue of follow-up instructions on the inspection reports & follow-up action thereof.
2.      Ordering of inquiry under Section 206 (4) of the Companies Act, 2013 and issuance of
instructions on the report of ROC and follow-up action thereof.
5.     To file petition before National Company Law Board (NCLT) in case of oppression
or mismanagement under Section 397/398, 401/408 and 388B of the Companies Act, 1956
(Corresponding to Sections 241 and 242 of the Companies Act, 2013).
11.    Follow-up action on JPC Reports on matter relating to Companies Act, 1956.
12.    Enforcement of the provisions of chapters VII and IX of the Limited Liability
       Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008.
13.    Ordering of withdrawal of prosecutions arising out of inspection/ investigation
       reports/technical scrutiny reports.
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Section      Assistant        Deputy             Joint Directors          DII’s         Director
Officer      Director         Director                                                  General
Sh. Bikram  1.Shri Vyomesh     1.Sh.     I.N.    1.Ms. Richa Kukreja, Tel 1.Shri S.B.   Shri Alok
Munda       Sheth             Ansari             No. 23381664             Gautam,       Samantrai
Tel     No. Tel No.23381243    Tel       No.                              Tel.No.233    Tel. No.
23389298                      23073230           2.Shri Santosh Kumar 89602             23381226
                                                 Tel.No.23381295                        Kota House,
            2.Sh. Indresh                                                 2.Shri V.K.   Annexe    1,
                              2.Sh.        E.                             Khubchand
            Singh                                                                       Shahjahan
                              Nagachandran                                ani,          Road, New
            Chauhan                              3.Sh. M.S. Pachori       Tel:233892    Delhi
                              3.Sh. Gaurav                                63
            3.Sh.                                4.Sh. P.Atchuta Ramaiah,
            Chandan                              Tel: 23385285
                                                 5.Ms. P.Sheela,
                                                 Tel No. 23070083
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                           COMPANY LAW – III
3.      References received from RDs/ROCs for grant of licence, revoking of such licences,
alteration of Memorandum and Articles of Association, grant of exemption and matters
relating to such companies (Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013).
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                                 Company Law-IV (LEGAL SECTION)
 6.      Monitoring of all court cases of the Ministry. For the purpose, domain sections
 would send a monthly report to the Legal Section by the 7th Day of every month indicating
 the status of each case, the outcome of the last hearing and date of next hearing, in respect
 of the preceding month.
 7.     Issue of sanction for payment of fees to Government Counsels. The domain section
 to send the bills to the legal section in duplicate duly verified.
 10.     Giving Legal opinions to all Domain Sections of Headquarter as well as to the field
 office(s) for matters relating to Companies act, 2013 and companies Act, 1956. The Legal
 opinion is also provided to other Government agencies for matters related to Companies
 Act.
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                             COMPANY LAW-V (POLICY)
4.       Approval for change in venue for holding AGM by Govt. Companies under section
96 of Companies Act, 2013.
5.       Matters relating to refund of excess/ duplicate fees received relating to pre MCA 21
Period (only Off-line/Old Cases).
10.       Matters related to Fast Action Task Force (FATF) – Mutual Evaluation Report on
anti-money laundering and combating and financing terrorism in India /Central Economic
Intelligence Bureau (CEIB)/ Reserve Bank of India (RBI)/United Nations Conventions
against Corruption (UNCAC)/ Financial Stability and Developments Council (FSDC).
11.    Examination of Cabinet Notes / Note for Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs
(CCEA) & Committee of Secretaries (COS), received from other Ministries.
13. Declaration of Companies as PFI under section 2(72) of the Companies Act, 2013
14.      Coordination with SEBI and capital market issues, matters relating to information
in respect of draft Peer Report in India, Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) meeting, (Policy
matters only) high level IMGs on disinvestment and ‘Doing Business’
15.       Report of the World Bank Group, Matter relating to Ease of Doing Business in
India, e-commerce and multi-level marketing.
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16.      Indian Partnership Act and Societies Registration Act.
17. Court cases relating to Policy issues where policy matter(s) have been challenged
19.      Miscellaneous matters such as weeding out files, SEBI meetings, Demands for
Grants etc. inputs on annual reports, monthly DO Letter, monthly newsletter of policy.
20.      Laying of notification issued by Policy Section before both Houses of Parliament,
pursuant to provisions of Companies Act, 2013.
21.    Approval of names reserved for Central Government under Section (4 (3) (b) of the
Companies Act read with Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
Sh. K.M.S.           Shri   Chandan          Shri Sridhar Pamarthi, Shri K.V.R. Murthy
Narayanan,           Kumar                   Room No. 509-B Room No. 504- A
Room No. 550         Room No. 550            Tel.No.23382260          Tel. No. 23074056
Tel.No.23387263      Intercom   No.          Intercom No.542         Intercom No.504
Intercom No. 566     590
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                               COMPANY LAW – VII
1.     Applications under Section 196 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Schedule V to
the Companies Act, 2013 for appointment of the Managing Director/ Whole time Director/
Manager of the Company.
2.     To notify the Nidhi Companies under section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Nidhi Companies Rules.
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                                    CASH SECTION
4.     TA & LTC advances and processing of TA & LTC claims of the officers/officials
of the Ministry and other members of various Committees/ Meetings, including those of
foreign travel. Processing of Bills of air-travel from Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd. and taking
care of the credit facility. Reimbursement of conveyance hire claims of the officials of the
Ministry.
7.     Recovery of over payments and other recoveries referred to the Section by other
Sections/Authorities.
10.   Assessment of Income Tax and issue of tax deduction certificates in Form 16,
submission of returns to the Income Tax Office in Form No. 24.
11.     Payment and recovery of short term and long term loans and advances given to
the officers/officials of Ministry, calculation of interest thereon.
12. Transfer of debit/ credit balances in respect of GPF, HBA, MCA, etc.
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16.    Maintenance/ deduction of CGEGIS subscription and final reimbursement of
the same.
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                          COMPETITION & NFRA SECTION
A. Competition:
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                             COORDINATION SECTION
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                                   COST AUDIT BRANCH
       Cost Audit Branch (CAB) of MCA was set up to perform the statutory functions u/s
209(1) (d) relating to the maintenance of cost records and u/s 233B relating to the audit of cost
records by the companies read with provisions u/s 224(1B), and 227 (1) of the Companies
Act, 1956. CAB is manned by professionals drawn from the Indian Cost Accounts Service
(ICoAS).
       After the enactment of the Companies Act, 2013, CAB is mandated to perform
following functions as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013:
1. Matters falling under Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 including:
        a)      Policy framing -
        (i)     Framing policy framework for cost accounting records and cost audit in the
                corporate sector.
       (ii)     Identification of class of companies i.e. the industries /sectors for
                inclusion/exclusion under the provisions of section 148 of the Companies
                Act, 2013.
        (iii)   Prescription of order/rules for maintenance of cost records and cost audit
                thereof by Companies including review, rationalization and amendment or
                modification of the existing ones.
        (iv)    Processing of cases for exemption under Sec. 462, from the provisions of
                Sec.148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
        b)      Designing of order/rules and various forms and annexures thereto:
       (iii)    Designing & prescription of various formats for maintenance of cost records
                by various industries/sectors and also for filing cost audit reports with the
                Central Government.
       (iv)     Prescription (including revision) and Notification of all e-forms relating to
                the functions under the CAB.
c) Review and sharing of Cost Audit reports and study conducted thereon:
       (i)      Conducting various studies based on cost audit data filed in MCA21
                system by specified companies.
       (ii)     Receipt, review and analysis of Cost Audit Reports and seeking further
                information/ explanation under section 148 (7).
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       d)      Monitoring and enforcement of the section 148 and other related sections of the
               companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder:
       (i)    Monitoring of compliance with the provisions of Section 148 and other related
              sections of the companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder and issuance
              of show cause notices to the defaulting companies, its officers in default and
              cost auditors.
       (ii)    Initiating prosecution proceedings under section 148(8) read with Section
              147 through ROCs/RDs against the defaulting companies, its officers in
              default and cost auditors for non-compliance with Section 148 and other
              related sections of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder.
      (iii)   Referring cases of Cost Auditors and Statutory Auditors to their respective
              professional Institutes also namely, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India
              and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for disciplinary action,
              whenever warranted.
      (iv)    Identifying the cases which warrants inspection and referring the same for
              approval by the Secretary, MCA. Thereafter, inspection to be done by ROC along
              with representatives of Cost Audit Branch.
 2.     Processing initial applications and appeal cases under the RTI Act, 2005 relating
to the CAB functions.
 3.   Providing requisite material and coordination in respect of all Parliament matters
and Court matters relating to CAB.
4.    Examining the proposed Cost Audit Standards received from the Institute of Cost
Accountants of India(ICAI) and seeking requisite approval of competent Authority viz.,
MCA for notification.
5.     Associating with ICAI for framing Cost Accounting Standards and rendering
professional assistance to the institutes for pragmatic growth and development of Cost &
Management Accounting in India.
6.     Miscellaneous Matters:
       a) Framing of Annual Action Plan for the CAB.
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Assistant Director (Cost)/        Director (Cost)          Adviser(Cost)
Deputy Director(Cost)
Shri R. Jegan, DD(Cost)       Shri K.K. Mahawar        Devendra Kumar
B-1 Wing, 2nd Floor, Pt.      B- 1 Wing, 2nd Floor,    B-1 Wing, 2nd Floor,
Deendayal AntyodayaBhawan,    Pt.Deendayal Antyodaya   Pt.Deendayal
New Delhi                     Bhawan, New Delhi        Antyodaya Bhawan,
Tel No. 2436 6348             Tel No. 2436 6686        New Delhi
                                                       Tel No. 2436 6005
Shri Saurabh Bansal, (DD)Cost Smt. Manmohan Kaur       Fax: 24366284
B-1     Wing,     2nd   Floor, B-1 Wing, 2nd Floor,
Pt.Deendayal        Antyodaya Pt.Deendayal
Bhawan, New Delhi              Antyodaya Bhawan,
 Tel No. 2436 6348             New Delhi
                               Tel No. 2436 0075
 Shri Sunil Sahu, AD(Cost)
 B-1 Wing, 2nd Floor,
 Pt.Deendayal
 Antyodaya Bhawan,
 New Delhi
 Tel No. 2436 6348
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                         CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CELL
1.     To examine references from Industry Association, companies, experts and other
stakeholders seeking clarifications on CSR provisions, Schedule VII of the Companies
(CSR Policy) Rules, 2014, and issuance of relevant clarifications, circulars.
2.     Proposing amendments to CSR Rules and schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.
3.     Issuing clarifications to references from stakeholders regarding Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) provisions under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII of
the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules.
4.     Maintaining the National CSR Data Portal
5.     Coordinating with Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and Administrative
Ministries for implementation of CSR by CPSUs.
6.     Data analysis relating to CSR expenditure of Companies.
7.     Regulation of CSR compliance by companies.
8.     Participating in sensitization workshops organized by DPE, Apex chambers, IICA etc.
9.     Setting up and implementation of annual Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
10.    Legal cases concerning CSR
11.   Composition and constitution of various committees for providing policy inputs and policy
advocacy in the domain of CSR
12.    Enforcement of the provision of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Schedule
VII and CSR Policy Rules, 2014 made therewith.
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                                 E-GOVERNANCE
2.      The first version of the MCA 21 project ended on 16th January, 2013 and M/s
Infosys Limited has been appointed as service provider for version 2 from 17th January
2013 till 16th July 2020.
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                                   GENERAL SECTION
8. Staff cars – purchase, repairs and condemnation of staff cars belonging to Headquarters.
9.      Identity cards – issue of identity cards to the official at Headquarters and its field
offices at Delhi.
11.  Liveries – Purchase of uniform cloth, shoes, slippers, etc. and its distribution
among the entitled Group ‘C’ employees of the Department.
16. Care-taking arrangement for Shastri Bhawan and Paryavaran Bhawan offices.
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20.     Matters / proposals from field offices – All proposal from the field offices where they
have to make purchase of items involving the expenditure in excess of the limits prescribed
in delegation of Financial Power Rules.
21.    Out sourcing staff like stenographers, computer operators /Office Assistant,
peons etc. (Salary matters.)
  Smt.      Sushma     Shri       Hemant       Shri J.S. Audhkhasi   Shri K.V.R Murty
  Sharma               Verma,                  Room No. 512          Room           No.504
   Room No.511-B       Room No.526-A           Tel.No. 23381615      Tel.No.23074056
  Tel.No.23389391      Tel.No.23381349         Intercom No.512       Internal No.504
  Intercom No.573      Intercom
                       No.629
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      INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (IICA) SECTION
  All matters pertaining to setting up and functioning of the Indian Institute of Corporate
  Affairs, viz. –
(i) Preparation of Demands for Grants in respect of Plan Scheme on IICA (Revenue)
(ii)     Examination of proposals received from IICA for release of Grants- in-aid on
         period basis.
(v) Filling up of vacancies in the Board of Governors (BoG) in the IICA Society.
(viii)   Any other matter referred to MCA by IICA which is beyond their delegated
         powers.
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                              INFRASTRUCTURE SECTION
1. Purchase of land and buildings for the Ministry and its field offices.
3. Acquisition of office space on lease rent at the Headquarters and field loations.
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                         INTEGRATED FINANCE DIVISION
1.     Examination of all proposals of the Ministry falling within the competence of the
Financial Advisor.
4.     Serves as the coordinating unit of the Ministry for all audit paras (statutory and
internal audit).
    Smt.       Anna       Shri Amitesh Roy       Smt.       Sushma Shri Rajiv Bansal
    Kunju Mathew          Room No. 521-A         Kataria           Room No. 208-A
    Room No. 333-A         Intercom No. 588      Room No. 513      Tel.No.233841704
    Tel No.23386296                              Tel.No. 23381664
    Intercom No.610                              Internal No. 509
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                          INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
2.    To handle Indo-UK Task Force on Corporate Affairs matters and to explore setting
up of Task Forces with other foreign countries.
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                           INSOLVENCY SECTION
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 Section        Assistant        Under               Deputy           Director       Joint
 Officer        Director         Secretary           Director                        Secretary
Ms.    Shashi Sh. Saurabh      Sh. Tharvinder      Ms. Yogini Sh.          Rakesh Sh Gyaneshwar
Lekhra,       Gautam,          Singh               D. Chauhan, Tyagi,              Kumar     Singh
Room          Room              Room No. 529       Room        No. Room No. 538 Room        No.506
No.508        No.510B,          Tel          No.   510B            Tel         No. Tel. No.
Tel No.       Intercom: 594,   23389782            Tel         No. 23389403        23383345
23384660      Tel: 23389745    Intercom: 529       23389745        Intercom: 538 Intercom
Intercom: 543                                      Intercom: 544                    No.506
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     INVESTOR GRIEVANCES MANAGEMENT CELL (IGMC)
1.      Investor Grievance Management Cell (IGM) [earlier known as Investor Protection Cell
(IPC)] was set up in 1993 to deal with investors’ grievances. Its function is to take up the
grievances of investors through the jurisdictional Registrars of Companies and Official
Liquidators. It also coordinates with the Department of Economic Affairs, Reserve Bank of
India and SEBI for redressal of investors’ complaints received in this Ministry but
pertaining to these agencies. Broadly, the complaints relate to the following issues:
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Under              Deputy            Direction Inspection   DGCoA
Secretary          Secretary         & Investigation(DII)
Smt. S. Padma      Sh             G. Sh.            V.K.    Shri      Alok
Roy                Vaidheeswaran     Khubchandani           Samantrai Tel.
Room No. 509       Room      No.535 Tel No. 23389263,       No.
Tel.No.            Tel.No.23389227 Kota House, Annexe       233381226
23384479           Intercom No.535 1, Shahjahan Road,       Kota    House,
Internal No. 567                     New Delhi              Annexe       1,
                                                            Shahjahan
                                                            Road,      New
                                                            Delhi
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 INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
1.       All matters related to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) as per
section 205C of Companies Act, 1956 and Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013.
2.       Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Appointment of
Chairperson and Members, holding of meetings and provision for offices and officers)
Rules, 2016.
3.       The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit,
Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016
4.       Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Recruitment, Salary and
other Terms and Conditions of Service of General Manager and Assistant General
Manager) Rules, 2017.
5.       Investor Education and Production fund Authority (recruitment, salary and
other terms and Conditions Of services of Dy. General Manager, Private Secretary,
Personal Assistant, Stenographer, Senior Secretary, Assistant and Junior Secretariat
Assistant Recruitment) Rules, 2018.
6.       Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Form of Annual Statement
of Accounts) and (Form and Time of Preparation of Annual Report) Rules, 2018.
7.       All RTI references related to above matter.
8.       Parliament questions and all parliamentary matters related to IEPF.
9.       Policy matter related to IEPF Authority.
Subject dealt with by the IEPF Authority
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Section Officer      Under Secretary     Deputy Secretary         Joint/Additional
                                                                  Secretary
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                                         LIBRARY
         Library of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been set up with the objective to
fulfill the information needs of Officers in the Ministry, Committees and Commissions set
up from time to time. It is a research and reference Library. It has a good collection of books
(more than 53816), comprising of subjects Company Law and other laws, Economics,
Management, Accounts, History, Political Science, Fiction, Reference books and General
Books. This Library has more than 300 reports and has a specialized collection of AIR since
1914, Company Cases, Supreme Court cases, Company Law Journal, Corporate Law
Adviser (online also), Supreme Court Cases (Online), SEBI and Corporate Laws,
Competition Law Reports etc. MCA Library receives more than 50 newspapers and 200
magazines both in English and Hindi, per month.
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                          OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SECTION
      (i)      All office orders, notifications and resolutions, ordinary letters, VIP
               letters & RTIs.
      (ii)     Cabinet Notes.
      (iii)    Monthly summary for the Cabinet.
      (iv)     Detailed agenda & minutes of meetings of standing committees on various
               subjects pertaining to the Ministry, basic material to be submitted to these
               Committees; Action Taken Note on the recommendations of the Committees.
      (v)      Replies to Audit Paragraphs.
      (vi)     Answers to parliament questions, assurances & call attention notices.
      (vii)    Annual Reports.
      (viii)   Outcome Budget.
      (ix)     Demand for Grants.
6.     Implementation of Annual Hindi Noting & Drafting Scheme and other schemes
introduced by Department of Official Language.
8.      Preparation & processing of quarterly progress reports after receiving details from each
Sections in regard to progressive use of Hindi for onward transmission to Department of
Official Language.
10.   Implementation of various targets specified in the Annual Programme issued by the
Department of Official Language regarding progressive use of Hindi.
11.   Processing cases of violation of various provision of Official Act, 1963 and Official
Language Rules, 1976.
13.     Proposal regarding creation of Hindi posts in the Ministry and its subordinate
offices etc. as per prescribed/revised norms in this regard.
14.     Organising Hindi workshops for imparting practical training of noting and drafting
etc. in Hindi/various provisions of Official Language Act, 1963 and Official Language
Rules,1976.
15.   Organizing Hindi Fortnight and various competitive events during the month of
September everyyear.
16.    Preparing handy-help literature in Hindi on various subjects dealt with by the
Ministry for its various sections/ subordinate offices.
17.    Review of Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) regarding progressive use of Hindi
in Sub-ordinate/field offices of the Ministry.
18.    Action under Official Language Rules, 1976 by introducing & implementing
various checkpoints.
20.    Preparing the speeches in Hindi for the Hon’ble Minister, MOS and the Secretary
to be delivered by them in public functions on various occasion as well as at the time of
addressing various conferences.
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violation of various provisions of Official Language Act, 1963 & Official Language Rules,
1976.
22.   Action regarding notifying the subordinate offices under Rule 10(4) & 8(4) of Official
Language Rules, 1976.
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                                PARLIAMENT SECTION
1. All matters regarding Parliament Questions (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha).
3.     Issue of Parliament Session calendars during Sessions and all other matters
pertaining to Parliament
4.      Monitoring of pending Parliamentary Assurances.
5.      Uploading Parliament Questions on the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha portal during the
        Session.
6.      Issue likely to be raised during the forthcoming Parliament Session.
7.      To co-ordinate the Parliamentary/Standing Committee Meetings, supply of material for
        Senior Officers meetings, day-to-day clarifications/queries from different
        Ministries/Department/Sections of MCA in connection with Parliament Questions and
        Assurances.
8.      Laying of papers of Both the Houses of Parliament etc.
      Shri      Rajender   Shri Hemant Verma   Shri Nilratan Das Shri      K.V.R    Murty
     Kumar                 Room No. 526        Room       No.532-A Room            No.504
      Room No. 523         Tel No. 23381349    Tel.No.23389622     Tel.No.23074056
     Tel. No. 2338 3204    Intercom No. 629    Intercom No.532     Internal No.504
     Internal No. 508
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                      PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES SECTION
3.    Framing of rules and regulations under the Acts governing Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India(ICAI), Institute of Cost Accountants of India(ICoAI) and Institute
of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI).
4. Matters relating to three professional Institutes viz. ICAI, ICoAI and ICSI such as:
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                       RESEARCH & ANALYSIS DIVISION
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Assistant      Deputy                Director       Economic Adviser
Director       Director
Sh. Akshay     Smt.      Usha        Shri P.C.    Dr.      Mohan
Singh,         Kumar                 Guravaiah    Chutani
B Wing,8th     B Wing, 8th           B Wing,      B Wing, 8th
Floor          Floor,                  th
                                     8 Floor, Lok Floor, Lok
Lok    Nayak    Lok     Nayak        Nayak        Nayak Bhavan,
Bhavan, Khan   Bhawan, Khan          Bhawan, Khan Khan Market,
Market, New    Market                Market       New      Delhi-3
Delhi          Tel No. 011-          Tel No. 011- Tel: 24698970
               24698969               24655345
               Smt.      Divya
               Sharma
               B Wing, 8th Floor
               Lok     Nayak
               Bhavan, Khan
               Market, New
               Delhi-3
               Tel: 24698971
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                               STATISTICS DIVISION
3. Other activities
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Assistant Director        Deputy Director      Deputy Director General
Shri Manish Joon,         Sh E. Nagachandran   Ms. Geeta Singh Rathore, 1 st
1st    Floor,    Jeevan   1st Floor, Jeevan    Floor,      Jeevan     Vihar,
Vihar,       Parliament   Vihar, Parliament    Parliament Street,New Delhi
Street, New Delhi         Street, New Delhi    Tel.No. 23363067
Tel. 23360979             Tel.No.23360979
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                                     VIGILANCE SECTION
1.    Complaints involving vigilance angle in respect of the MCA officials/ officers received
from various services including CVC/CBI.
2.     Maintenance of CRs/APARs of Group ‘A’ ‘B’ & ‘C’ officers at Headquarters, other than
ICLS officers and their feeder cadres and forwarding of the complete APARs of Group ‘A’ officers
to the concerned cadre controlling authorities.
7.    Obtaining annual immovable property returns from all Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ of
Headquarters and ICLS officers from field offices. Forwarding of Immovable property
returns of Group ‘A’ officers to concerned cadre controlling authorities.
8.    Obtaining annual return of assets & liabilities from all officials from Headquarters and
Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ officers from field offices under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.
  Anjali Bhawra
                                JS(K)                       JS(Vacant)*                     JS(G)                AS& FA                EA                        Adviser (Cost)     DDG
Additional Secretary            K.V.R. Murty                (e-gov, IC,PI,             G. K. Singh               Rajiv Bansal          Mohan Chutani            Devendra Kumar      Ms.Geeta Singh
                                (Policy,CL-I,               IEPF, Ad.II,           (Ad.I, Ad.IV, CL-VII,         (IFD, Budget)         (R&A Division)          (Cost Audit          Rathore
                                Competition&NFRA            AD.III,IICA)           CL-III, Insolvency,                                                         Branch)              (Statistics
                                , General, Infra,                                  Vigilance, CSR Cell)         CCA: S.S. Sagar        Dir(PCG) :P.C.                               Division, CDM)
                                                                                                                Dir (SK) : Sushma      Guruvaiah DD(UK)        Dir (KKM) :
Alok Samant Rai,                Coordination,               Dir(AK): Ashish
                                                                                                                Kataria                : Usha
                                                            Kushwaha               Dir(A.S .M): A.S. Meena                                                     KK Mahawar           DD(EN): E
  DGCoA                         Parliament, Cash)                                                               DS(SKV): S.K           Kumar                   Dir (MK):            Nagachandran
                                                            JD(SRD): Shashi Raj    Dir(JSA) : JS Audhkhasi
(CL-II, IGM, Legal)                                         Dara                   Dir(BPP) B.P.Pant
                                                                                                                Vashishtha             DD(DS) : Divya          Manmohan Kaur        AD(MJ): Manish Joon
                                Dir(JSA) : JS Audhkhasi     DS(Vivek Kumar)                                     US((AR): Amitesh Roy   Sharma                  DD(RJ): R. Jegan
                                                                                   Dir(AP): Abhijit Phukon
                                Dir(AP) :Abhijit Phukon     DS(GV) :                                                                    AD(AS): Akshay Singh   DD(SB) :
                                                                                   Dir(RT): Rakesh Tyagi
DII(SBG): S.B Gautam            Dir(BPP): B.P Pant          G.Vaidheeswaran                                                                                    Saurabh Bansal
                                                                                   DS(VK)      : Vivek Kumar
DII(VKK): V.K. Khubchandani     JD(NKD) : N. K. Dua         DS(SKV): S.K.                                                                                      AD(SS): Sunil Sahu
                                                                                   DS(SKV) : S.K. Vashishta
Dir(L&P): Sanjay Shorey         JD(RRA) R Ramesh Arya       Vashishtha                                                                                         AD(PS):
                                                                                   DS(GV) :G.Vaidheeswaran
JD(RK) : Richa Kukreja          JD(SP): Sridhar Parmarthi   US(AKV): Ashok                                                                                     Priyanksa Sachdeva
                                                                                   US(RH)      : Riazul Haque
JD(SK) : Santosh Kumar          DS(ND): Nilratan Das        Kumar Vijay            US(TS) : Tharvinder Singh
JD(MSP) : M.S.Pachori           US(HV): Hemant Verma        US(RV): Ravi           US(AKV): Ashok Kumar Vijay
JD(PAR) : P.Atchuta Ramaiah     US(RK): Rakesh Kumar        Vazirani               US(BP): Bindu Pillai
JD(PS): P. Sheela               US(SPR) : S. Padma Roy      US(RR): R Rajaram      US(RK): Rakesh Kumar
DS(GV) :G.Vaidheeswaran         US& DDO : Deen Dayal        US(RK): Rakesh         US(SL): Samiksha Lamba
DDEN): E.Nagachandran           Singh                       Kumar                  DD(SR): Seema Rath
DDIHA): I.H.Ansari              US(TS): Tharvinder           US(TS) : Tharvinder   DD(YC) : Yogini Chauhan
DD(G): Gaurav                   Singh                        Singh                 AD(VO): Vedant Ojha
US(SPR): S. Padma Roy           DD(CK): Chandan Kumar       US(BP): Bindu Pillai   AD(SG): Saurabh Gautam
US(MKS): Manish Kumar Sahay     DD(PC): Pranay              US(SPR): S. Padma      AD(AM): Aparna Mudian
AD(VS):Vyomesh Sheth            Chaturvedi                  Roy                    AD(KMN): K.M.S Narayanan
AD(ISC):Indresh Singh Chauhan   DD(AS): Atma Shah           DD: Vivek
AD( C):Chandan                  AD(KMS): KMS
                                Narayanan
                                AD(RS): Rajbir Singh
               Note: * One more Post of Joint Secretary is vacant and the work is redistributed among AS,AS&FA, JS(G) & JS(K) as under:
                       PI, IEPF- AS&FA- Link Officer
                       Ad.II, Ad.III- AS-Link Officer
                       e.gov, IC-JS(K)-Link Officer
                       IICA-JS(G)-Link Officer
               Chief Vigilance Officer: Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh,JS; Web Master: Ashish Khushwaha, Director ; Welfare Officer : Tharvinder Singh, US