{"id":1244792,"date":"2023-04-19T06:54:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T01:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1244792"},"modified":"2023-04-19T06:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T01:25:18","slug":"govt-wants-to-make-aadhaar-compulsory-for-corporate-filing-biometric-verifications-for-directors-secretaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/govt-wants-to-make-aadhaar-compulsory-for-corporate-filing-biometric-verifications-for-directors-secretaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt Wants To Make Aadhaar Compulsory For Corporate Filing:  Biometric Verifications For Directors, Secretaries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government plans to mandate Aadhaar biometric verification for designated directors, and professionals such as company secretaries involved in filing statutory documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-8-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Govt Wants To Make Aadhaar Compulsory For Corporate Filing:  Biometric Verifications For Directors, Secretaries?\" class=\"wp-image-1244810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-8-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-8-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-8-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Security and accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intention is to tighten security of statutory filings and ensure accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will apply to those registered as \u2018business users\u2019 on the MCA21 website and are authorized to file documents and forms on behalf of companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MCA21 system upgrade is a mission-mode e-governance project of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This requirement will likely be implemented following the completion of the website\u2019s ongoing upgrade later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current upgrade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current upgrade involves significantly enhancing authentication requirements for filers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is done by two methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, by re-engineering the IT system from scratch while retaining the old one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, by gradually introducing new web-based statutory filing forms that enable real-time verification of the existing information when an authorized filer\u2014a business user\u2014inputs data on a new form before submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KYC verification for business users<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KYC verification is mandatory for business users based on <strong>PAN<\/strong>, or Director Identification Numbers (<strong>DINs<\/strong>) issued by the ministry or <strong>identification numbers<\/strong> from professional institutes such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as well as <strong>phone numbers and emails<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This heightened security requirement now applies to most of the over 60 web-based forms rolled out in the third version of the filing portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry also intends to introduce approximately 50 additional forms in the coming months, completing the transition to the new corporate statutory filing system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aadhaar-based biometric verification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a seamless transition is made, the ministry plans to add Aadhaar-based biometric verification to the list of identification requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, along with the existing KYC requirements is expected to bolster authorities\u2019 efforts to combat financial irregularities and money laundering associated with shell companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the ministry introduced 56 new web-based forms for various company filings on 23 January only about 30,000 company directors registered as business users with unique identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figure has now crossed 600,000 which also includes key managerial personnel of companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corporate accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since only those with unique identities in the system can file forms, it becomes easier for authorities to ensure accountability in corporate disclosures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One does not need to become a business user of the portal when reserving names for a new company which occurs prior to the entity\u2019s incorporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of form filings has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com.\/companies\/news\/aadhaar-to-become-must-for-corporate-filings-soon-11681494741231.html\">increased <\/a>significantly implying that the new filing system has 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