www.mca.gov.in – Know All About MCA Portal

www.mca.gov.in is the government’s official Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website and is also known as the MCA portal. This portal facilitates numerous services for the companies and LLPs, starting from incorporation of a company/LLP to closure of a company/LLP. It is a one-stop point for finding all information related to companies/LLPs which can be easily accessed by companies, LLPs, regulatory authorities, directors, partners, professionals and the public. This article covers all about the MCA portal and the list of services provided in it.

1. Home

On the home tab, one can access the following sections:

• News & important updates
• Notices & circulars
• Quotations & tenders
• Newly issued forms & FAQs
• Frequently used acts & guides
• Stakeholder’s Corner
• I want to (where a user can avail few services)
• Links to various government websites

The Home tab looks like:

2. About MCA

This page contains complete information about MCA and also includes information around MCA’s main functions and other details about the Ministry.

This tab contains:

• About MCA: Introduction about MCA
• Vision document: Contains vision for 2019-2024
• Organogram: Explains the hierarchy of the MCA
• Citizens Charter
• MCA Induction Material
• Results-Framework Document
• Unified Manual of MCA
• Right To Information
• Affiliated Offices

The About MCA tab lloks like:

3. Acts & Rules

In this tab, we can get to know about the various acts, rules, accounting standards, circulars, etc. This tab contains:

• Companies Act
• Limited Liability Partnership Act
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
• Competition Act, 2002
• Partnership Act, 1932
• Chartered Accountants Act,1949
• Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959
• Company Secretaries Act, 1980
• Societies Registration Act, 1860
• Companies (Donation to National Fund) Act,1951
• Accounting Standards
• Other Circulars

The Acts & Rules tab looks like:

4. My Workspace

The person who intends to use the MCA portal services has to register either as a registered user or as a business user.

• A registered user can access the basic e-services of MCA portal. The users under this category have to use a ‘Password’ for logging in.
• A business user can access additional functionalities apart from basic e-services which are available to a registered user. The users under this category have to hold a ‘DSC’ for logging in. These services can be availed by the practising members of ICAI/ICSI/ICWAI and individuals related to companies.

The person has to submit the user and contact details; he/she also has to create the login details in the below format for a new registration:

Once the user registers on the MCA portal, he/she will be able to access “My Workspace” tab using the username and password.

The screen will look like the below once the user logs in to the MCA portal:

The following services can be availed after logging in:

• Upload e-forms
• Make payments
• Annual e-filing

In the upload, e-forms window users can submit either a fresh ROC form or resubmit the already submitted ROC form after making required changes. The window will look like this:

5. MCA Services

There are numerous services available under this tab and for availing few of them an user should be a registered person on the MCA portal.

The following services are available under this tab:

The tab looks like this:

6. Data & Reports

This tab provides all the latest information about MCA and the reports published by the Ministry containing company/LLP information and company statistics.

This contains the below information:
Reports

• Annual Reports
• Report on Nidhi Companies
• Monthly MCA Newsletters
• Monthly Information Bulletin
• Other Reports
• Library
• Research Paper Series

Company/LLP Information

• Master Details
• Incorporated or Closed during the month
• Based on Activity
• Based on Ownership
• Under Alert
• Forms filed under FTE
• List of LLP who have filed Form 24

Company Statistics

• Indian and Foreign Companies, LLPs
• Paid-up capital Reports-Companies Limited By Share

The tab looks like below:

7. Contacts

This tab contains the key MCA contacts and how to contact them. The following are contact are available:

• Minister of Corporate Affairs
• Minister of State for Corporate Affairs
• List of Officials at Head Quarters
• List of DGCOA Officers
• Regional Directors
• Registrar of Companies
• Official Liquidators
• Cost Audit Branch (CAB)
• Nodal Officers
• Liaison Office for SC/ST/OBC
• Staff Grievance Officer

The contacts tab will look like below:

8. Help & FAQs

To get assistance and FAQs-related to MCA portal and services, one can access this tab. This contains the Help & FAQs related to:

• Help on using the MCA Portal
• Video-Based Tutorial – CBT
• Viewing various File formats
• System Requirements
• XBRL
• User Registration
• e-Filing
• DSC
• Cancel SRN due to Unsuccessful Payment
• Central Registration Centre (CRC)

The Help & FAQs looks like below: