Ministry of Corporate Affairs press release · 17 April 2026 · pibtracker filter

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) invites public comments for reviewing the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and for the rationalisation of the filing framework under the Companies Act, 2013

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Posted On: 17 APR 2026 9:05AM by PIB Delhi A draft notification titled the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2026, proposing amendments to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, has been prepared vide a public notice dated 8 th April, 2026. The notification is placed on the website www.mca.gov.in for information of stakeholders for the purpose of public consultations. Suggestions/comments on the proposed amendments, along with brief justification, may be submitted through the e-Consultation Module available on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs latest by 9 th May, 2026. In addition, MCA, through the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), is undertaking consultation to seek stakeholder inputs on the rationalization of the filing/compliance framework under the Companies Act, 2013. Concept note for the same is placed on the website www.mca.gov.in and https://iica.nic.in for the information of stakeholders for the purpose of public consultation. The consultation covers the full corporate lifecycle across three stages &ndash; entry, operations and exit. Responses may be submitted electronically using the weblink - https://iica.nic.in/mcaeodbform . The last date to submit the comments is 15 th May, 2026. *** AD (Release ID: 2252805) Visitor Counter : 1661 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Gujarati , Telugu Ministry of Corporate Affairs Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) invites public comments for reviewing the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and for the rationalisation of the filing framework under the Companies Act, 2013 Posted On: 17 APR 2026 9:05AM by PIB Delhi A draft notification titled the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2026, proposing amendments to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, has been prepared vide a public notice dated 8 th April, 2026. The notification is placed on the website www.mca.gov.in for information of stakeholders for the purpose of public consultations. Suggestions/comments on the proposed amendments, along with brief justification, may be submitted through the e-Consultation Module available on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs latest by 9 th May, 2026. In addition, MCA, through the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), is undertaking consultation to seek stakeholder inputs on the rationalization of the filing/compliance framework under the Companies Act, 2013. Concept note for the same is placed on the website www.mca.gov.in and https://iica.nic.in for the information of stakeholders for the purpose of public consultation. The consultation covers the full corporate lifecycle across three stages &ndash; entry, operations and exit. Responses may be submitted electronically using the weblink - https://iica.nic.in/mcaeodbform . The last date to submit the comments is 15 th May, 2026. *** AD (Release ID: 2252805) <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">A draft notification titled the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2026, proposing amendments to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, has been prepared vide a public notice dated 8</span>th<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px"> April, 2026. The notification is placed on the website </span><a href="http://www.mca.gov.in" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="color:#1155cc">www.mca.gov.in</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px"> for information of stakeholders for the purpose of public consultations. Suggestions/comments on the proposed amendments, along with brief justification, may be submitted through the e-Consultation Module available on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs latest by 9</span>th<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px"> May, 2026.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">In addition, MCA, through the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), is undertaking consultation to seek stakeholder inputs on the rationalization of the filing/compliance framework under the Companies Act, 2013. Concept note for the same is placed on the website <a href="http://www.mca.gov.in" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">www.mca.gov.in</span></a> and <a href="https://iica.nic.in" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">https://iica.nic.in</span></a> for the information of stakeholders for the purpose of public consultation. The consultation covers the full corporate lifecycle across three stages &ndash; entry, operations and exit. Responses may be submitted electronically using the weblink - <a href="https://iica.nic.in/mcaeodbform" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">https://iica.nic.in/mcaeodbform</span></a>. The last date to submit the comments is 15th May, 2026.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">***</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>AD</strong></span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); 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Two parallel consultations: draft Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2026 (deadline 9 May 2026) and rationalisation of filing framework via IICA (deadline 15 May 2026); both target Companies Act, 2013 compliance reforms across entry-operations-exit stages.