The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has, through a Gazette Notification dated 18th March, 2021, established a Central Scrutiny Centre (“CSC”) for carrying out scrutiny of Straight Through Processes (STP) e-forms filed by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) and the rules made thereunder.
The CSC shall function under the administrative control of the e-governance Cell of the Ministry and shall carry out scrutiny of the aforesaid forms and forward findings thereon, wherever required, to the concerned jurisdictional Registrar of Companies for further necessary action under the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder.
Also, the CSC shall be located at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Plot No. 6, 7, 8, Sector 5, IMT Manesar, District Gurgaon (Haryana), Pin Code- 122050 and the notification shall come into force from the 23rd March, 2021.
Source: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
