Purpose:
Form No. DIR-3C aims to simplify the process for filing the intimation of Director Identification number (DIN) by the company to the Registrar.
Every director shall inform all the companies in which he/she is a director, of the DIN allotted to him/her in webform DIR-3B within 30 days of the receipt of intimation of approval of DIN. Similarly, the Secretary and Manager of a company shall inform the company of their Income-tax Permanent Account Number (PAN). The company needs to further inform about DIN of the directors to the Registrar in ‘Form No. DIR-3C within 15 days of receiving the intimation.
Sections and Provisions:
According to Section 157(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, 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 with prescribed fees or with such additional fees as may be prescribed and every such intimation shall be furnished in prescribed form.
If a company fails to furnish Director Identification Number as per section 157(1), such company shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees and in case of continuing failure, with further penalty of one hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees, and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of not less than twenty-five thousand rupees and in case of continuing failure, with further penalty of one hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees.
Rule 10A (2): The intimation by the company of Director Identification Number of its directors under section 157 of the Act shall be furnished in Form DIR-3C within fifteen days of receipt of intimation under section 156.
Key Information:
The form is available in the MCA version 3.
Form No. DIR-3C shall be processed in non STP mode.
Documents Required:
- Copy of Form DIN-2/DIR-3B
Timeline:
Every company needs to inform about DIN of the directors to the Registrar in ‘Form No. DIR-3C within 15 days of receiving the intimation from the director.
Fees:
- In case of company having share capital:
Nominal share capital (INR) |
Normal Fee applicable (INR) |
Less than 1,00,000 |
200 |
1,00,000 to 4,99,999 |
300 |
5,00,000 to 24,99,999 |
400 |
25,00,000 to 99,99,999 |
500 |
1,00,00,000 or more |
600 |
- In case of company not having share capital:
Normal Fee applicable (INR) |
200 |
- Additional Fees in case of delay in filing of forms:
Period of delay |
Additional fee payable (INR) |
Up to 15 days |
1 times of normal filing fees |
More than 15 days and up to 30 days |
2 times of normal filing fees |
More than 30 days and up to 60 days |
4 times of normal filing fees |
More than 60 days and up to 90 days |
6 times of normal filing fees |
More than 90 days and up to 180 days |
10 times of normal filing fees |
More than 180 days |
12 times of normal filing fees |
KEY Considerations:
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On successful submission of Form No. DIR-3C, SRN will be generated and shown to the user for future correspondence.
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A challan will be generated depicting the details of the fees paid by the user to the Ministry. It is the acknowledgement to the user that the form has been filed.