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Extension of Time for filing of 45 company e-Forms and PAS-03 in MCA 21 Version 3.0

Extension of Time for filing of 45 company e-Forms and PAS-03 in MCA 21 Version 3.0 without additional fee

General Circular No. 03/2023

File No. Policy-17/150/2022-CL-V-MCA
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs

5th Floor, `A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001

Dated: 07.02.2023

The DGCoA,

All Regional Directors,
All Registrar of Companies,
All Stakeholders

Subject:-Extension of Time for filing of 45 company e-Forms and PAS-03 in MCA 21 Version 3.0 without additional fee -reg.

Sir/Madam,

Due to change in way of filing in Version-3, including fresh process of registration of users on MCA-21 and process of stabilization of 45 forms launched with effect from 23.01.2023, and after considering various representations, in continuation of General Circular 1/2023 dated 09.01.2023, it has been decided to allow further additional time of 15 days for filing of these forms, without additional fees, to the stakeholders.

2. Further, Form PAS-03 which was closed for filing in Version-2 on 20.01.2023 and launched in Version-3 on 23.01.2023, and whose due dates for filing fall between 20.01.2023 and 06.02.2023, can also be filed without payment of additional fees for a period of 15 days.

3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

Encl.: As above.

Yours faithfully,

(KMS Narayanan)
Deputy Director

Tel.: 011-2338-7263

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