We are pleased to inform you that MINFO will assist you to get a Digital Certificate Class II which will be used for secure electronic filing of companies' returns with the registrar of companies (ROC), under MCA 21 initiatives.
Categories of users in MCA21 are expected to use digital certificate:
Directors and Authorized Signatories of Companies:
Directors & authorized signatories need digital certificate to file any documents or forms under the company law.
Professionals (CA, CS, CWA and BFI representative)
These include practicing Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries and Cost accountants who will need to attest documents and e-forms as per the requirements of law, Representatives of Banks & Financial Institutions who need to sign on specific documents that are filed electronically.
The digital certificate DSC comes with an option of I year as well a II year validity, You may avail of II year validity for more benefits, digital certificate has the least complexity while applying, Issuance times is fastest and " express delivery" is available on demand, Complete support and MCA-21 specific usage guides available on demand
Digital certificate is an individual specific DSC which can be used for many other purposes as under:
e-mail signing : Send digitally signed mails for stronger authentication
e-mail encryption : Use encryption Facility for better security
Form Signing : Use digital certificate for digitally signing online forms.
