Director identification number

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22 May 2012 What is the procedure to get the DIRECTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

Please refer the sections applicable for this.

CS Mitesh Mehta

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22 May 2012 PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DIN : Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Director Identification
Number) Rules, 2006

As per the revised procedure for DIN Allotment, any person intending to apply for DIN shall have to make an application in eForm DIN 1 and should follow the following procedure:

1. eForm DIN-1 has to follow the offline eFiling process.

2. Attach the photograph and scanned copy of supporting documents i.e. proof of identity, and proof of residence as per the guidelines. Physical documents are not required to submit at DIN cell.

3. Along with the supporting documents, verification by the applicant for applying for allotment of Director Identification Number (DIN) shall also be attached. This shall contain the Name, Father’s name, date of birth, present address, text of declaration and physical signature of the applicant.

4. The eForm shall have to be digitally signed and shall be uploaded on MCA21 portal.

5. Upon upload, Pay the fees for DIN1 eForm. Only electronic payment of the fees shall be allowed (I.e. Netbanking / Credit Card / NEFT). No challan payment will be accepted under revised procedure of DIN allotment.

The user is required to get himself / herself registered on the MCA21 Portal to obtain login id, which is necessary for payment of the fees. After obtaining the login-id, Login to the MCA21 portal and click on 'eForm upload' link available under the 'eForms' tab for uploading the eForm DIN 1. eForm DIN-1 will be processed only after the DIN application fee is paid.

6. Upon upload and successful payment, In case Form DIN 1 details have not been identified as potential duplicate, Approved DIN shall be generated and if the details have been identified as potential duplicate, Provisional DIN shall be generated.

7. Processing of e Form DIN 1

In case, DIN 1 is a potential duplicate, the MCA DIN cell will examine the e Form DIN 1 and same shall be disposed of within one or two days.

8. Intimate approved DIN to your Companies

On approval of DIN, intimate your DIN to all the company (ies) (within a period of 30 days from the date of approval) in which you are a Director, in form DIN-2. Form DIN-2 can be downloaded and printed from the 'DIN' link on the homepage of MCA portal.

9. Company to intimate your DIN to ROC

After the Director has intimated the DIN allotted to the company(ies). The Company(ies) is/are then required to intimate the DINs of its directors to the ROC in Form DIN-3 within a period of seven days of receiving form DIN-2.(Filing of DIN-3 is applicable only in cases, where the date of appointment of director(s) in such company(ies), is prior to July 1 , 2007)

10. If there is any change in the particulars submitted in form DIN-1, applicant can submit e-form DIN-4 online. For instance in the event of change of address of a director, he/ she is required to intimate this change by submitting eform DIN-4 along with the required attested documents.

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Ajay Mishra

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22 May 2012 Hi

Section 266A inserted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006 which, has been notified by Notification No. G.S.R. 648E dated 19th Oct., 2006 and has come into the force w.e.f.1st Nov., 2006 the new section provides that every—
(a) Individual, intending to be appointed as director of a company; or
(b) Director of a company appointed before the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006, shall make an application for allotment of Director Identification Number to the Central
Government in such form, and manner (including electronic form) along with such fee, as may be prescribed:

Section 266B has been inserted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006, which provides that the Central Government shall, within one month from the receipt of the application under section 266A, allot a Director Identification Number to an applicant, in such manner as may be prescribed.

Section 266C inserted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006 provides that no individual, who had already been allotted a Director Identification Number under section 266B, shall apply, obtain or possess another Director Identification Number.

Section 266D of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006 provides that every existing director shall, within one month of the receipt of Director Identification Number from the Central Government, intimate his Director Identification Number to the company or all companies wherein he is a director. Such intimation is required to be given in e-form DIN-2 as notified by GSR 649E, dated 19th Oct., 2006 and has came into force w.e.f. 1st Nov., 2006.

As per provisions of section 266E(1) every company shall, within one week of the receipt of intimation under section 266D, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government in e-Form DIN- 3 as notified by GSR 649E, dated 19th Oct., 2006 and has came into force w.e.f. 1st Nov., 2006.

Any changes in the personal particulars of a Director, including his address, after he has submitted the information initially in Form DIN-1 is required to be intimated to the Central Government [Regional Director (Northern Region) at NOIDA] in Form DIN-4.

Regards

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