Names of companies

CircularNo2/2014
FNo.2l2l20l4*CL-Y
Govemment of India
Ministry of Coryorate Affairs
5'n Floor 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
Dr RP Road, New Delhi - I l0 001.
Dated the I 1'h February, 2014
To,
All Regional Directors,
All Registrar of Compar.ries,
Al1 Stakeholders
gUL!:USC lf-word ,National, in the names of Companies or Limited Liabilitv
Partnerships (LLPsl 
,
JII,
It has come to the knowledge of this Ministry that Companies / Limited Liability
Partnerships are being registered with the word 'National' in their names. It is being
intimated that no company should be allowed to be registered with the word .National'
as part of its title unless it is a govemment company and the Central / State
govemment(s) has a stake in it. This should be stringently enforced by all Registrar of
Companies (ROCs) while registering companies. Similarly, the word ,Bank' may be
allowed in the name of an entity only when such entity produces a .No Objection
Certificate' from the RBI in this regard. By the same analogy the word,,stock
Exchange" or "Exchange" should be allowed in name of a compary only where ,No
Objection Certificate' fron SEBI in this regard is produced by the promoters.

Kamna Sharma
(Assistart Director)
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