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MCA-21, India's Largest e-governance Initiative

By Indu Britto

MCA-21, India's largest e-governance initiative by the Ministry of Company Affairs and a mission project under Govt of India's national e-Governance plan, was formally launched on a pilot basis with a comprehensive online portal to enable e-Filing under the MCA-21 project at a function held in Coimbatore.

Within the next two months, the MCA-21 initiative will be launched nationwide across 20 offices of the Registrar of Companies, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

The MCA-21 initiative is a flagship program being executed by the Ministry of Company Affairs in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services Limited on a BOOT (Build, Operate, Own and Transfer) model. Under the project framework, TCS will be responsible for designing and implementing the project; owning, operating and maintaining the system for a period of six years after successful roll out at all sites.

"The launch also highlights the importance of public-private partnership model in the country, which is critical to enhance the adoption of technology across the country.", said S. Ramadorai, CEO & MD, Tata Consultancy Services.

The MCA-21 project will also facilitate electronic submission of forms, which require a unique Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). It is also mandatory for all the stakeholders who would interact with the ministry to have a DSC, since without that, it would not be possible to file the returns and other statutory compliance related filing.


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