## Report on the Companies Incorporation Amendment Rules, 2022
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the Companies Incorporation Amendment Rules, 2022, as published in the Gazette of India on April 8, 2022. This amendment primarily focuses on the incorporation process for Nidhi companies, emphasizing the requirement for prior approval from the Central Government before commencing business. The key finding is the introduction of stricter pre-incorporation compliance for Nidhi companies, specifically mandating a declaration and government approval under Section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013, *before* business commencement. It also substitutes FORM No. INC.20A.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview and analysis of the Companies Incorporation Amendment Rules, 2022, based solely on the official text published in the Gazette of India. This report aims to inform stakeholders about the changes and their potential implications.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment To:** Companies Incorporation Rules, 2014.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to strengthen the regulatory oversight of Nidhi companies during the incorporation phase, ensuring compliance with Section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013. This is achieved by ensuring the company obtains declaration by the Central Government before commencing its business.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This amendment appears to be driven by a need to address potential non-compliance or irregularities in the incorporation and operational commencement of Nidhi companies. The text suggests a concern that Nidhi companies might be commencing business without the necessary approvals, particularly the declaration mandated by Section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013. The amendment seeks to prevent this by making the declaration a prerequisite for incorporation.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment introduces the following specific changes to the Companies Incorporation Rules, 2014:
* **Amendment to Rule 12:** A proviso is inserted stating that Nidhi companies *must* obtain the Central Government's declaration under Section 406 of the Act *before* commencing business. A declaration in this regard must be submitted at the stage of incorporation.
* **Effect:** This change significantly alters the incorporation process for Nidhi companies. Previously, it may have been possible to incorporate and then seek approval. Now, approval is mandatory *before* commencing business, with evidence of this required during incorporation.
* **Substitution of FORM No.INC.20A:** The amendment replaces the existing FORM No.INC.20A (Declaration for Commencement of Business) with a revised form.
* **Key changes to Form INC20A**
* It requires the CIN and GLN of the company.
* It requires specifying whether the affairs of the company are regulated by any sectoral regulator.
* Requires notification/declaration as a Nidhi Company.
* Requires subscriber proof of payment.
* **Amendment to FORM No.INC32 SPICe, Part B, Declaration:** A declaration is added stating that the company shall not commence the business of Nidhi, unless all the required approvals including the declaration to be issued under section 406 of the Act have been obtained from the Central Government.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Companies seeking to incorporate as Nidhi companies.
* The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and the Registrar of Companies (ROC).
* Professionals involved in the incorporation of companies (e.g., Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants).
* RBI and other sectoral regulators.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and the Registrar of Companies (ROC) are responsible for implementing and enforcing these amended rules.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The amendments are effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (April 8, 2022). The amended rules mandate that Nidhi companies obtain the declaration under Section 406 *during* the incorporation process, before commencing business. The new forms (INC20A and INC32) must be used.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of these amendments is likely to:
* Reduce the incidence of Nidhi companies commencing business without the necessary approvals.
* Strengthen regulatory oversight of Nidhi companies.
* Increase compliance with Section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013.
* Improve transparency in the incorporation process for Nidhi companies.
* Potentially slow down incorporation of Nidhi companies due to required approvals before incorporation
**9. Conclusion:**
The Companies Incorporation Amendment Rules, 2022, represent a significant change to the incorporation process for Nidhi companies. By mandating pre-incorporation approval from the Central Government and modifying the necessary forms, the amendment aims to enhance regulatory compliance and prevent unauthorized business commencement. This amendment underscores the government's focus on the proper governance and operation of Nidhi companies and their importance for financial inclusion.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: An act of the parliament of India that regulates incorporation of companies, responsibilities of a company, directors, dissolution of a company, and other aspects related to companies.
Companies Incorporation Rules, 2014: Rules framed under the Companies Act, 2013, pertaining to the incorporation of companies in India.
Central Government: The Union Government of India.
Nidhi: A type of company recognized under Indian law, specifically dealing with the concept of thrift and loan.
Section 406 of the Act: A section of the Companies Act, 2013, related to Nidhi companies.
RBI: Reserve Bank of India, the central bank of India.
NBFI: Non-Banking Financial Institution
FORM No.INC.20A: Form for Declaration for commencement of business
FORM No.INC32 SPICe: Integrated Incorporation Form
Section 10A: A section of the Companies Act, 2013.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for administering the Companies Act 2013 and other related laws.
Official Gazette: A public journal, a gazette is an official journal of a government or other organization, often established by law.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 277] नइ ददल्ली, िक्रु वार, ऄप्रलै 8, 2022/चत्रै 18, 1944
No. 277] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022/CHAITRA 18, 1944
कारपोरेट काय यमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 8 ऄप्रैल, 2022
सा.का.जन. 291(ऄ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, कंपनी ऄजधजनयम, 2013 (2013 का 18) की धारा 469 की ईपधारा
(1) और (2) के साथ पठित धारा 10क द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, कंपनी (जनगमन) जनयम, 2014 म ें अग े
और संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै ऄथायत्:-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.- (1) आन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम कंपनी (जनमगन) संिोधन जनयम, 2022 ह।ै
(2) य ेराजपत्र में आनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. कंपनी (जनगमन) जनयम, 2014 में,
(क) जनयम 12 म,ें जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक ऄतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा, ऄथायत:् -
“परंत ु यह भी दक कंपनी के एक जनजध के रूप म ें जनगजमत होने के मामल े में, ऄजधजनयम की धारा 406 के तहत
केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा घोाणा जनजध को यवसवसाय अरंभ करन े से पहले प्राप्त करनी होगी और आसके जनजमत्त म ें
कंपनी द्वारा जनगमन के समय एक घोाणा प्रस्ट्ततु की जाएगी।”
(ख) ऄनलु ग्नक म,ें
(1) प्ररूप अइएनसी.20क के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत प्ररूप रखा जाएगा, ऄथायत:् -
2553 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“प्ररूप स.ं अइएनसी-20क यवसवसाय की िरूु अत करन ेके जलए घोाणा
[कंपनी (जनगमन) जनयम, 2014 के जनयम 23क
और कंपनी ऄजधजनयम, 2013 की धारा
10क(1)(क) के ऄनुसार]
प्ररूप की भााा *ऄग्रं जे ी *हहदी
प्ररूप भरन ेके जलए जनदिे दकट दखे ।ें
1. (क)*कंपनी की कारपोरेट पहचान संख्या (सीअइएन) .............................. (पूवय पूठरत)
(ख) कंपनी की वैजिक ऄवजस्ट्थजत संख्या (जीएलएन) ......................................
2. (क) कंपनी का नाम ..................................................
(ख) कंपनी के पंजीकृत कायायलय का पता
.......................................................................................................................
(ग) कंपनी की इ-मेल अइडी ..................................................................................
3. (क)*क्या कंपनी के मामलों को दकसी िेत्रीय जवजनयामक (जैसे एनबीएफअइ गजतजवजधयों के मामले में
अरबीअइ) द्वारा जनयंजत्रत दकया जाता है Oहा ं Oनहीं
(ख)*जवजनयामक का नाम (जनर्ददष्ट करें)..................................................
‘ऄन्य’ जनर्ददष्ट करें ......................................................
(ग)*धारा 406 के तहत जारी घोाणा संख्या के पत्र संख्या/पजं ीकरण संख्या/ऄजधसूचना संख्या और ऄनुमोदन/
पंजीकरण की तारीख जनर्ददष्ट करें ..................................................
सलं ग्नक सलं ग्नकों की सचू ी
1. *िेयरों के मूल्य के जलए भगु तान का ऄजभदत्त प्रमाण सलं ग्न करें
2. भारतीय ठरजवय बैंक द्वारा जारी पंजीकरण का प्रमाण पत्र (केवल सलं ग्न करें
गैर-बैंककग जवत्तीय कंपजनयों के मामले में)/ऄन्य जनयामकों द्वारा
3. जनजध कंपनी के रूप में घोाणा की ऄजधसूचना सलं ग्न करें
4. वैकजल्पक संलग्नक (यदद कोइ हो) सलं ग्नक हटाए ं
घोाणा
मैं कंपनी के जनदेिक मडं ल द्वारा संकल्प संख्या ........................... ददनांक ................. द्वारा आस प्ररूप पर हस्ट्तािर
करन े और यह घोजात करने के जलए ऄजधकृत ह ं दक कंपनी ऄजधजनयम, 2013 और ईसके ऄधीन बनाए गए जनयमों की आस
प्ररूप की जवाय-वस्ट्तु और ईसके अनाु ंजगक मामलों स े संबंजधत सभी अवश्यकताओं का ऄनपु ालन दकया गया ह।ै म ैं अग े
घोाणा करता ह ंदक:
1. आस प्ररूप म ें और आसके सलं ग्नक म ें जो कुछ भी कहा गया ह ै वह सत्य, सही और पूण य ह ै और आस प्ररूप की जवाय-वस्ट्तु से
संबंजधत कोइ सूचना सामग्री छुपाइ नहीं गइ ह ैऔर कंपनी द्वारा बनाए गए मूल ठरकॉड यके ऄनसु ार ह।ै
2. सभी अवश्यक संलग्नक आस प्ररूप के साथ पूण य रूप से और स्ट्पष्ट रूप से संलग्न दकए गए ह।ैं[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
3. एमओए के प्रत्येक ऄजभदत्त ने ईसके द्वारा जलए जान े के जलए सहमत िेयरों के मल्ू य का भगु तान दकया ह।ै
4. कंपनी न े रजजस्ट्रार के पास ऄपन ेपंजीकृत कायायलय के सत्यापन को धारा 12 की ईपधारा (2) के प्रावधान के ऄनुसार
फाआल दकया ह।ै
*जडजीटल रूप में हस्ट्तािठरत दकया जाना ............................. डीएससी बॉक्स
*जनदेिक पहचान संख्या ............................
ऄभ्यासरत पिे वे र द्वारा प्रमाण पत्र
मैं घोाणा करता/करती ह ंदक मुझे आस प्ररूप के प्रमाणीकरण के ईद्देश्य से जवजधवत जनयिु दकया गया ह।ै एतद्वारा प्रमाजणत
दकया जाता ह ै दक मैंने कंपनी ऄजधजनयम, 2013 के प्रावधानों और आस प्रपत्र से संबंजधत जनयमों को पढ़ जलया ह ै और मैंन े
ईपरोि जववरण (संलग्नक सजहत) को कंपनी/अवेदक द्वारा ऄनुरजित मलू ठरकॉडों से सत्याजपत कर जलया ह ै जो आस प्ररूप
की जवाय वस्ट्तु ह ैऔर ईन्ह ेंसत्य, सही, और पणू य पाया गया ह ैऔर आस प्रपत्र की कोइ सूचना सामग्री जछपाइ नहीं गइ ह।ै
o चाटयडय ऄकाईंटेंट (पूणयकाजलक ऄभ्यासरत) या
o लागत लेखाकार (पणू यकाजलक ऄभ्यासरत) या
o कंपनी सजचव (पणू यकाजलक ऄभ्यासरत)
*सहयोगी या साथी Oसहयोगी Oसाथी
*सदस्ट्यता संख्या ...............................
*ऄभ्यास प्रमाणपत्र संख्या .............................
ठटप्पणः कंपनी ऄजधजनयम, 2013 की धारा 448 और 449 के ईपबधं ों की ओर ध्यान अकर्षात दकया जाता ह ैजजनम ेंक्रमिः
जमथ्या कथन/प्रमाणपत्र और जमथ्या साक्ष्य के जलए दडं का प्रावधान ह।ै
संिोजधत करें प्ररूप चैक करें संवीिा प्रस्ट्तुत करें
यह इ-प्ररूप आलेक्रॉजनक मोड के माध्यम से कंपनी द्वारा प्रस्ट्ततु जववरण की सत्यता के अधार पर कंपनी रजजस्ट्रार द्वारा
फाआल म ेंरख ददया गया ह।ै ”;
(2) प्ररूप संख्या अइएनसी-32 (स्ट्पाआस+) म,ें भाग-ख में, घोाणा के ऄंत म,ें जनम्नजलजखत को ऄंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकया
जाएगा, ऄथायत:् -
“¤ मैं अग े यह भी घोाणा करता ह ंदक ऄजधजनयम की धारा 406 के तहत जारी की गइ घोाणा सजहत केंद्र सरकार से सभी
अवश्यक ऄनुमोदन प्राप्त दकए जबना कंपनी जनजध के यवसवसाय को अरंभ नहीं करेगी।”।
[फा. सं. 1/13/2013-सीएल-V, खंड.IV]
के.वी.अर. मूर्षत, संयुि सजचव
ठटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के राजपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग-II, खडं 3, ईपखडं (i) म ें संख्या सा.का.जन.250(ऄ), ददनांक
31 माच,य 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और संख्या सा.का.जन.503(ऄ) ददनांक 22 जुलाइ, 2021 द्वारा
ऄंजतम बार संिोजधत दकए गए।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2022
G.S.R. 291(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A read with 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. Short title and commencement. _ (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Incorporation)
Amendment Rules, 2022.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014,
(a) in rule 12, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided further that in case of a Company being incorporated as a Nidhi, the declaration by the
Central Government under section 406 of the Act shall be obtained by the Nidhi before commencing
the business and a declaration in this behalf shall be submitted at the stage of incorporation by the
company.”
(b) In the Annexure,-
(1) for FORM No.INC.20A, the following Form shall be substituted, namely:-
FORM NO. INC-20A Declaration for commencement of business
[Pursuant to Section 10A(1)(a) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 23A of the
Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014]
Form language o English o Hindi
Refer the instruction kit for filing the form.
1. *(a) Corporate identity number (CIN) of company
(b) Global location number (GLN) of company Pre-fill
2. (a) Name of the company
(b) Address of the registered office of the company
(c) email ID of the company
3. (a) *Whether the affairs of the Company is regulated by any sectoral regulator (like RBI in case of NBFI activities)
o Yes o No
(b) *Specify the name of the regulator
Specify ‘others’
(c) *Specify the letter number/registration number/ approval issued under section 406
and date of approval/registration as the case may be
Attachments List of Attachments
(1) *Subscribers proof of payment for value of shares Attach
(2) Certificate of Registration issued by the RBI
(Only in case of Non-Banking Financial Companies)/ Attach
from other regulators)
(3) notification declaration as a Nidhi Company
Attach Remove
attachment
(4) Optional attachment(s) (if any)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
Declaration
I am authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company vide resolution number * dated
* to sign this form and declare that all the requirements of Companies Act, 2013 and the rules
made thereunder in respect of the subject matter of this form and matters incidental thereto have been complied with. I
further declare that:
1. Whatever is stated in this form and in the attachments thereto is true, correct and complete and no information
material to the subject matter of this form has been suppressed or concealed and is as per the original records
maintained by the company.
2. All the required attachments have been completely and legibly attached to this form.
3. Every subscriber to the MOA has paid the value for shares agreed to be taken by him.
4. The company has filed with the registrar a verification of its registered office as provided in subsection (2) of section
12.
*To be digitally signed by DSC
Director
BOX
*Director identification number
Certificate by practicing professional
I declare that I have been duly engaged for the purpose of certification of this form. It is hereby certified that I have gone
through the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder relevant to this form 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.
Note: Attention is drawn to provisions of Section 448 and 449 which provide for punishment for false
statement / certificate and punishment for false evidence respectively.
(2) in FORM No.INC-32 (SPICe+), in Part-B, in Declaration, the following shall be inserted at the end,
namely:-
“□ I further declare that the company shall not commence the business of Nidhi, unless all the required
approvals including the declaration to be issued under section 406 of the Act have been obtained from the
Central Government.”.
[F. No. 1/13/2013-CL-V, Vol.IV]
K.V.R. MURTY, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-
section (i), vide number G.S.R. 250 (E), dated the 31st March, 2014 and last amended vide number
G.S.R. 503(E) dated 22nd July, 2021.
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