MCA extension for conducting AGM & EGM through Video Conferencing (VC) or other Audio Visual Means (‘OAVM’)
Companies registered under Companies Act, 1956 or Companies Act, 2013 (‘Companies’) are allowed to conduct their annual general meeting and extra ordinary general meeting through Video Conferencing (‘VC’) or other Audio-Visual Modes (OAVM) till September 30, 2023.
UIDAI has urged residents to update their documents for continued accuracy of information in the Aadhaar database
Keeping the documents in Aadhaar updated helps in ease of living, better service delivery, and enables accurate authentication. UIDAI has always encouraged residents to keep their documents updated, and the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) (Tenth Amendment) Regulations 2022 notified on November 09, 2022 was another step in that direction. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has urged residents to update their documents for continued accuracy of information in the Aadhaar database.
Second set of revised Company Forms
MCA is launching Second set of Company Forms covering 56 forms in two different lots on MCA21 V3 portal. 10 out of 56 forms will be launched on 09th January 2023 at 12:00 AM and the remaining 46 forms on 23rd January 2022.
The Press Information Bureau publicises the National Single Window System (NSWS)
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal has stated that NSWS helps in reducing data duplication and filling same data in various forms using auto-population Module. PAN number is likely to be used as a unique identifier for API integration of data between ministries and states for ensuring single business user ID. Moreover, renewal of licences would also be brought under NSWS .
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing is allowed to use Aadhaar authentication services for authentication or e-KYC of residents
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing is allowed to use Aadhaar authentication services, on a voluntary basis, for authentication or e-KYC of residents availing any government service through ‘e-Pramaan’ single sign-on platform subject to conditions.
Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Amendment Rules, 2022
A registered valuers organization shall intimate the authority for a change in the composition of its governing board, or its committees or appellate panel, or other details, after payment of fee. It is further clarified that a member functioning as a whole-time director in the company registered as valuer shall not be treated as an employee.
National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry (NIDHI) portal shall perform Aadhaar authentication on voluntary basis
The Ministry of Tourism shall adhere to the Guidelines with respect to the use of Aadhar Authentication as laid down by the Central Government.
Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2022
Aadhaar number holders may, on completion of every 10 years from the date of enrolment for Aadhaar, update their supporting documents in Aadhaar, at least once, by submitting Proof of Identity (POI) and Proof of Address (POA) documents as specified under Aadhaar Enrolment so as to ensure the continued accuracy of their information in the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR), in such manner as may be specified by the Authority from time to time.
NSE notifies the penalty/disciplinary actions for delay or non-submission of Action Taken Report (ATR) and/or Follow-on audit report.
In case of non-submission within three weeks from the due date of submission, New client registration to be prohibited and notice of 7 days for disablement of trading facility till submission of data/report. The disablement notice issued to the member shall be shared with all the Exchanges for information.
IFSCA empowered to regulate issue and transfer of securities in an International Financial Services Centre
The IFSCA shall administer these powers notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Act, 2013.
