The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date for filing DIR -3 KYC without any filing fees to 15th September 2018.
The Ministry is conducting KYC of all Directors of all companies annually through a new eform viz. DIR-3 KYC. As part of this, every director who has been allotted DIN on or before 31-03-2018 and whose DIN is in ‘Approved’ status, would be mandatorily required to file form DIR-3 KYC on or before 31-08-2018, using his/her own Class – II DSC and the form would be required to be digitally certified by a practicing professional (CS/CA/CMA) using Class-II DSC. Filing of Form would be mandatory for Disqualified Directors also. The due date has now been extended to 15-9-2018.
After the due date of filing DIR-3 KYC in respect of such deactivated DINs shall be allowed upon payment of a specified fee only, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken.
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