The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued General Circular No. 02/2025 announcing the transition from MCA21 Version 2 (V2) to Version 3 (V3) for annual filing forms and related e-forms. The V2 portal will be decommissioned from June 18, 2025, due to the system migration necessary to support the enhanced functionalities of V3.
Official copy of the notification is as follows
This is to inform to all the stakeholders that in view of the transition of the MCA21 portal from Version 2 (V2) to Version 3 (V3) in respect of the Annual filing forms and other related e-forms and to facilitate a smooth roll out ofthese e-forms in MCA-21 version 3.0, the Ministry has scheduled a system migration due to which filing in V2 will be decommissioned with effect from 18.06.2025.
Whereas, vide notification G.S.R. 317(E) dated 19th May, 2025, an amendment in the 4th proviso to Rule 12(1B) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 was done through the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2025, effectively allowing for independent filing of e-Form CSR-2.
And whereas, vide notification G.S.R. 357(E) dated 30th May, 2025, V3 version of Annual filing and related e-Forms, including CSR-2 as an eForm linked to AOC-4, have been notified through the Companies (Accounts) 2nd Amendment Rules, 2025.
Now keeping in view that the MCA V2 system will be decommissioned w.e.f. 18.06.2025, it has been decided by the competent authority that the stakeholders intending to file e-form CSR- 2 as an independent Form with V2 SRN of Form AOC-4/ AOC-4(XBRL)/ AOC-4 (NBFC), can file the same in V3 portal from 14th July 2025 to 15th August, 2025.
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