Parliament Question: Companies Amendment Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2599 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 09, 2026 PHALGUNA 18, 1947 (SAKA) COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL, 2025 QUESTION 2599. Shri Praveen Khandelwal: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the key compliance and enforcement changes proposed under the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, particularly for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and small companies; (b) whether the Government has undertaken an impact assessment on compliance cost, adjudication capacity and timelines for compounding/adjudication, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the timeline for notifying rules and strengthening field-level adjudication to avoid forum-shopping and inconsistent penalties? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD, TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS [SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA] (a): Pursuant to recommendations of Company Law Committee (2022) and suggestions received from relevant stakeholders, amendments related to small companies in Companies Act, 2013 are under consideration. (b): No such assessment has been done by Ministry as yet. (c): The Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014 were amended, effective from 16.09.2024, to mandate that adjudication proceedings before the Registrar of Companies (ROCs) while levying the penalties shall take place through e-adjudication platform only. This has resulted in ensuring that such penalties take place in a time-bound, consistent and uniform manner. ******