Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) — Glossary

◈Definition

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is the central government ministry responsible for administering the Companies Act 2013, the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008, and the Competition Act 2002. MCA supervises the Registrar of Companies network, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency and restructuring matters, and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. Its public MCA21 portal is the primary interface for statutory filings and the underlying source of the company and director data surfaced on CorpIntel.

◉See also

Registrar of Companies(ROC)
The statutory authority for company registration and filings under the Companies Act 2013.
MCA21 portal
The MCA's online statutory filing and master-data portal.
Companies Act 2013
The primary Indian legislation governing company incorporation, management, and dissolution.

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