**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, dated October 23, 2025, establishes the jurisdiction of Regional Directors for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs by superseding notification G.S.R. 832 (E), dated November 3, 2015. It defines the office location and areas of authority for ten Regional Directors across India. This notification will come into effect on January 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Establishment of Regional Directors:**
* The notification establishes the offices and jurisdictions of ten Regional Directors within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
* The locations and jurisdictions are specified in the table within the notification, listing headquarters and associated states/union territories.
* **Regional Director Jurisdictions:**
* Northern Region Directorate I: Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi (HQ: New Delhi).
* Northern Region Directorate II: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir (HQ: Chandigarh).
* North-Western Region Directorate: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli (HQ: Ahmedabad).
* Western Region Directorate I: Goa, Daman & Diu, Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban (HQ: Mumbai).
* Western Region Directorate II: All districts of Maharashtra, other than Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban (HQ: Navi Mumbai).
* Southern Region Directorate: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (HQ: Chennai).
* South-Western Region Directorate: Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep (HQ: Bangalore).
* Eastern Region Directorate: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand (HQ: Kolkata).
* Northeastern Region Directorate: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura (HQ: Guwahati).
* Southeastern Region Directorate: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana (HQ: Hyderabad).
* **Continuation of Existing Functions:**
* The Regional Directors will continue to exercise the functions conferred or delegated to them under the Companies Act, 1956, where still applicable.
* **Effective Date:**
* The notification takes effect on January 1, 2026.
**Impact Analysis**
**Regional Directors**
*Impact*: The Regional Directors are responsible for discharging functions delegated to them under the Companies Act for their respective jurisdictions. They must continue to exercise functions delegated under the Companies Act, 1956, where still in force.
*Action Required*: No action specified
**Companies and Stakeholders within Jurisdictions of Regional Directors**
*Impact*: These stakeholders will be impacted by the jurisdiction of the Regional Director.
*Action Required*: No action specified.
**Ministry of Corporate Affairs**
*Impact*: The Ministry is responsible for overseeing the Regional Directors and ensuring compliance with the Companies Act.
*Action Required*: No action specified.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: The primary legislation empowering the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' actions in this notification.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The issuing body responsible for establishing Regional Directorates.
Regional Director: Official established under the Companies Act, with territorial jurisdictions
New Delhi: Location of one of the Regional Directorates headquarters.
Companies Act, 1956: Referenced Act under which the Regional Directors will continue to exercise functions.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4708] नई ददल्ली, िुक्वार, अक्त ूबर 24, 2025/कार्ततक 2, 1947
No. 4708] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025/KARTIKA 2, 1947
कारपोरेट काय य मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 23 अक् तूबर, 2025
का.आ. 4852(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, कंपनी अजधजनयम, 2013 (2013 का 18) की धारा 396 की उपधारा (1)
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और कारपोरेट काय य मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना जो भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें संखयांक सा.का.जन. 832(अ), तारीख 3 नवंबर, 2015 द्वारा प्रकजित की गई थी, उन बातों
के जसवाय अजधक्ांत करते हुए, जजन्ह ें ऐसे अजधक्मण स े पूवय दकया गया ह ै या करने का लोप दकया गया ह,ै एतद्द्वारा नीच े
दी गई सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें जनर्ददष्ट कारपोरेट काय य मंत्रालय म ें जनम्नजलजखत प्रादेजिक जनदेिकों की स्ट्थापना करती ह,ै
जो उन्ह ें उि अजधजनयम द्वारा प्रदत्त कायों का जनवयहन करेंग े या नीच े दी गई सारणी के सगं त स्ट्तम्भ (3) म ें यथाजवजनर्ददष्ट
गए संबंजधत क्षेत्राजधकार के जलए उि अजधजनयम के अधीन केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा उन्ह ेंप्रत्यायोजजत करेंग,े अथायत:् -
क्.सं. कायायलय और स्ट्थान क्षेत्राजधकार
(1) (2) (3)
1. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, उत्तरी क्षत्रे जनदिे ालय I, मुखयालय, नई ददल्ली। उत्तर प्रदिे राज्य और संघ राज्य क्षेत्र, राष्ट्रीय
राजधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली।
2. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, उत्तरी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय II, मुखयालय, चंडीगढ़। हररयाणा, जहमाचल प्रदिे , पंजाब, उत्तराखंड
राज्य और संघ राज्य क्षेत्र चंडीगढ़, लद्दाख,
जम्मू-कश्मीर।
7099 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, उत्तर-पजिमी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय, मुखयालय, राजस्ट्थान, गुजरात, मध्य प्रदिे राज्य और संघ
अहमदाबाद। राज्य क्षेत्र दादर और नागर हवेली।
4. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, पजिमी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालयI, मुखयालय, मुंबई। गोवा राज्य, संघ राज्य क्षेत्र दमन और दीव और
मुंबई और मुंबई उपनगरीय जजले।
5. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, पजिमी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय II, नवी मुंबई म ें मुंबई और मुंबई उपनगरीय के अजतररि
महाराष्ट्र के सभी जजले।
मुखयालय।
6. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, दजक्षणी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय, मुखयालय, चेन्नई। तजमलनाडु राज्य, संघ राज्य क्षेत्र पुडुचेरी, संघ
राज्य क्षेत्र अंडमान और जनकोबार द्वीप समूह।
7. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, दजक्षण-पजिमी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय, मुखयालय, कनायटक, केरल राज्य और संघ राज्य क्षेत्र
बंगलौर। लक्षद्वीप।
8. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, पूवी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय, मुखयालय, कोलकाता। पजिम बंगाल, जबहार, झारखंड राज्य।
9. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, पूवोत्तर क्षेत्र अरुणाचल प्रदिे , असम, मजणपुर, मेघालय,
जमजोरम, नागालैंड और जत्रपुरा राज्य।
जनदिे ालय मुखयालय, गुवाहाटी।
10. प्रादजे िक जनदिे क, दजक्षण-पूवी क्षेत्र जनदिे ालय, मुखयालय, आंध्र प्रदिे , छत्तीसगढ़, ओजडिा और तेलंगाना
हदै राबाद । राज्य।
2. सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जवजनदष्टय प्रादेजिक जनदेिक, कंपनी अजधजनयम, 1956 के अध्यधीन उन्ह ें प्रदत्त या अजधजनयम के
उपबंधों के संबंध म ेंउस अजधजनयम के अधीन प्रत्यायोजजत, जो भी लाग ूहों कायय जारी रखेंगे।
3.यह अजधसूचना राजपत्र में 01 जनवरी, 2026 को प्रवृत्त होगी।
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िान्तनु जमत्र, वररष्ठ आर्तथक सलाहकार
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd October, 2025
S.O. 4852(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 396 of the Companies Act,
2013 (18 of 2013) and in supersession of the notification of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 832 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2015,
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby
establishes, the following Regional Directors in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs specified in column (2) of the Table
below to discharge the functions conferred upon them by the said Act or delegated to them by the Central Government
under said Act for the respective jurisdiction as indicated in the corresponding column (3) of the Table below,
namely:-
Serial number Office and location Jurisdiction
(1) (2) (3)
1. Regional Director, Northern Region Directorate I, State of Uttar Pradesh and
Headquarter at New Delhi. National Capital Territory of
Delhi.
2. Regional Director, Northern Region Directorate II, States of Haryana, Himachal
Headquarter at Chandigarh. Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand
and Union Territories of
Chandigarh, Ladakh, Jammu and
Kashmir.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. Regional Director, North-Western Region States of Rajasthan, Gujarat,
Directorate, Headquarter at Ahmedabad. Madhya Pradesh and Union
Territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli.
4. Regional Director, Western Region Directorate I, State of Goa, Union Territory of
Headquarter at Mumbai. Daman and Diu and the Districts
of Mumbai and Mumbai
Suburban.
5. Regional Director, Western Region Directorate II, All districts of Maharashtra other
Headquarter at Navi Mumbai. than Mumbai and Mumbai
Suburban.
6. Regional Director, Southern Region Directorate, State of Tamil Nadu, Union
Headquarter at Chennai. Territory of Puducherry and
Union Territory of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
7. Regional Director, South-Western Region States of Karnataka, Kerala and
Directorate, Headquarter at Bangalore. Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
8. Regional Director, Eastern Region Directorate, States of West Bengal, Bihar and
Headquarter at Kolkata. Jharkhand.
9. Regional Director, Northeastern Region States of Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Directorate, Headquarter at Guwahati.
Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
10. Regional Director, Southeastern Region Directorate, States of Andhra Pradesh,
Headquarter at Hyderabad. Chhattisgarh, Odisha and
Telangana.
2. The Regional Directors specified in column (2) of the Table shall continue to exercise the functions conferred upon
them under the Companies Act, 1956 or delegated under that Act in respect of provisions of that Act, which are still in
force.
3. This notification shall come into force with effect from 1st January, 2026.
[F. No. A-11/1/2024-Ad.II, MCA]
SANTANU MITRA, Senior Economic Advisor
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