The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) wants the companies and LLPs in India to comply with the COVID-19 form for the safety of all of us in such an alarming situation.
This form has a few simple steps concluding that the company is in accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines including work from home policy. The deadline to submit this form is on 30th March 2020.
Steps to file the COVID-19 form on MCA Portal:
- Go to MCA Portal
Visit the MCA Portal i.e. official website for ROC compliances
- Navigate to COVID-19
Go to MCA Services > COVID- 19 and login to your account with valid credentials
- Select CIN or LLPIN
Select CIN in case of a Company and select LLPIN in case of an LLP
- Enter CIN or LLPIN
Enter the CIN / LLPIN Number. Click on Pre-fill and all your registered information will be automatically loaded
- COVID-19 Guidelines
Read the COVID-19 guidelines and click on Yes or No
- Select Authorised Signatory
Select an authorized signatory of the company/LLP i.e DIN/PAN/membership number
- Enter DIN / PAN / Membership Number
As per what you have selected in the above mentioned step enter your DIN/PAN/Membership number. Click on Pre-fill
- Enter mobile number for OTP
Fill your registered mobile number for OTP. Click on Send OTP
- Enter OTP, Verify OTP and Submit
Enter your OTP once received. Click on Verify OTP and Submit
- Success Message
A pop-up thank you message will be displayed. Your COVID-19 form is now completed
FAQs
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has made COVID- 19 form mandatory for companies and LLPs in order to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus disease. All companies and employees should comply with the guidelines from time to time as a precaution.
No. There are no such penalties levied by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for non-filing of COVID-19 form.
No. It is not mandatory to file the COVID-19 form. The form is built to measure the readiness of the companies to deal with COVID-19.