**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, dated December 31, 2025, amends the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016. The amendment pertains to the indemnity bond (Form STK-3A) required for Government Companies being removed from the register. The amended rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* The amended rules are called the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules, 2025.
* The rules come into effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment to Rule 4(3) of the 2016 Rules:**
* A new proviso is added to Rule 4(3) concerning the indemnity bond (Form STK-3A) for Government Companies.
* For Government Companies (including subsidiaries), if directors are appointed/nominated by the Central/State Government, the indemnity bond can be given by an authorized representative (no lower than Under Secretary or equivalent) from the relevant Government Ministry/Department.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Government Companies (including subsidiaries)
* **Impact:** Modifies the process for submitting indemnity bonds when seeking removal from the Register of Companies.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that the indemnity bond (Form STK-3A) is provided by an authorized representative no lower than the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent from the concerned Government Ministry or Department, if directors are appointed/nominated by the Central/State Government.
**Stakeholder:** Central Government and State Government
* **Impact:** The central and state government representatives may have to assign the duty of authorised representative for Government Companies' STK-3A forms to someone no lower than the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent from the concerned Government Ministry or Department
* **Action Required:** Assign government representatives with the authority to complete Form STK-3A.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: Indian legislation governing company law, specifically sections 248 and 469 are relevant
Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016: Rules governing the process of removing company names from the register, being amended by this notification.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for regulating corporate affairs, issuing this notification.
Form STK-3A: Form related to indemnity bond requirements, amended to address Government Companies.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 854] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार , दिसम्ब र 31, 2025/पौर् 10, 1947
No. 854] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025/PAUSHA 10, 1947
कारपोरेट कार् य मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 31 दिसम्बर, 2025
सा.का.जन. 940(अ).-–केन्द्रीर् सरकार, कंपनी अजधजनर्म 2013 (2013 का 18) की धारा 469 के साथ पठित
धारा 248 की उपधारा(1), उपधारा (2) और उपधारा (4) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए, कंपनी (कंपनी के
रजिस्ट्टर स ेकंपजनर्ों का नाम हटाना) जनर्म, 2016 का और सिं ोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती है, अथायत्:-
1. संजिप्त िीर्यक और प्रारम्भ. - (1) इन जनर्मों का सजिप्त नाम कंपनी (कंपनी के रजिस्ट्टर स े कंपजनर्ों का नाम हटाना)
संिोधन जनर्म, 2025 ह।ै
(2) र् ेरािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. कंपनी (कंपनी के रजिस्ट्टर स े कंपजनर्ों का नाम हटाना) जनर्म, 2016 के, जनर्म 4 के, उप-जनर्म (3) में, परंतुक के
बाि, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकर्ा िाएगा, अथायत:-
"परन्द्त ु र्ह भी दक दकसी अन्द्र् सरकारी कंपनी के मामले में, जिसमें उसकी सहार्क कंपजनर्ों भी िाजमल ह,ै केन्द्रीर्
सरकार र्ा राज्र् सरकार द्वारा जनर्ुि र्ा नाजमत एक र्ा अजधक जनिेिकों के संबंध में प्ररूप एसटीके -3क म ें िजतपूर्त य
8848 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
बांड, कंपनी की ओर से एक प्राजधकृत प्रजतजनजध द्वारा दिर्ा िाएगा, िो भारत सरकार र्ा राज्र् सरकार के प्रिासजनक
मंत्रालर् र्ा जवभाग म ेंिैसा भी मामला हो, अवर सजचव र्ा समकि के पि से नीच ेनहीं हो"।
[फा.स.ं 1/28/2013-सीएल-V (भाग-III)]
बालामुरुगन डी., संर्ुि सजचव
ठटप्पण : मूल जनर्म भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण भाग 2 खण्ड 3 उपखण्ड (i) म ें संख्र्ाक सा.का.जन 1174 (अ) तारीख
26 दिसंबर 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और तत्पश्चात संख्र्ाक सा.का.जन 355(अ), तारीख 12 अप्रलै
2017, सा.का.जन. 350(अ), तारीख 8 मई 2019, सा.का.जन. 420(अ), तारीख 29 िून 2020, सा.का.जन.
436(अ), तारीख 9 िून 2022, सा.का.जन. 658(अ), तारीख 24 अगस्ट्त 2022, सा.का.जन. 298(अ), तारीख 17
अप्रैल 2023 और सा.का.जन. 354(अ), तारीख 10 मई 2023 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st December, 2025
G.S.R. 940(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 248 read with
section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules
further to amend the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016,
namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies
from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016, in rule 4, in
sub-rule (3), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: —
"Provided further that in case of any other Government Company, including its subsidiaries, the indemnity
bond in Form STK-3A, in respect of one or more directors appointed or nominated by the Central Government or
State Government, shall be given by an authorised representative not below the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent,
in the administrative Ministry or Department of the Government of India or the State Government, as the case may be,
on behalf of the Company.”.
[F. No. 1/28/2013-CL-V(Part-III)]
BALAMURUGAN D., Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 of Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 1174(E), dated the 26th December, 2016 and subsequently amended, vide notification
numbers G.S.R 355(E), dated the 12th April, 2017, G.S.R 350(E), dated the 8th May, 2019, G.S.R 420(E),
dated the 29th June, 2020, G.S.R. 436(E), dated the 9th June, 2022, G.S.R. 658(E), dated the 24th August,
2022, G.S.R. 298(E), dated the 17th April, 2023 and G.S.R. 354(E), dated the 10th May, 2023.
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