The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued General Circular No. 02/2025 regarding the transition of the MCA21 portal from Version 2 (V2) to Version 3 (V3). Effective from June 18, 2025, the V2 system will be decommissioned to facilitate the smooth rollout of annual filing and related e-forms in V3. As per the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2025, notified on May 19, 2025, stakeholders can now independently file the e-Form CSR-2, as amended in the 4th proviso to Rule 12(1B) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. Following the transition, stakeholders intending to file CSR-2 using the V2 SRN of Form AOC-4, AOC-4(XBRL), or AOC-4(NBFC) can do so on the V3 portal during a designated period, from July 14 to August 15, 2025. The MCA emphasizes that these changes aim to streamline the filing process and ensure the seamless adoption of the new portal version. The notification reflects MCA’s commitment to modernizing corporate compliance systems.
File No. Policy-02/1/2023-CL-V-MCA
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001
General Circular No. 02/2025 Dated: 16.06.2025
To,
All Regional Directors,
All Registrar of Companies.
All Stakeholders.
Subject: Separate Filing of e-form CSR-2 post the period of transition from MCA21 V2 to V3 -reg.
Sir/Madam,
This is to inform to all the stakeholders that in view of the transition of the MCA21 portal from Version 2 (V2) to Version 3 (V3) in respect of the Annual filing forms and other related e-forms and to facilitate a smooth roll out of these e-forms in MCA-21 version 3.0, the Ministry has scheduled a system migration due to which filing in V2 will be decommissioned with effect from 18.06.2025.
2. Whereas, vide notification G.S.R. 317(E) dated 19th May, 2025, an amendment in the 4th proviso to Rule 12(1B) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 was done through the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2025, effectively allowing for independent filing of e-Form CSR-2.
3. And whereas, vide notification G.S.R. 357(E) dated 30th May, 2025, V3 version of Annual filing and related e-Forms, including CSR-2 as 4. Now keeping in view that the MCA V2 system will be decommissioned w.e.f. 18.06.2025, it has been decided by the competent authority that the stakeholders intending to file e-form CSR- 2 as an independent Form with V2 SRN of Form AOC-4/ AOC-4(XBRL)/ AOC-4 (NBFC), can file the same in V3 portal from 14th July 2025 to 15th August, 2025.
5. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Yours Faithfully,
(Dr. Amit Kumar)
Deputy Director
dramit.kumar.gov.in
Copy to:
1. E Governance Cell and web content officer to place this circular on the Ministry’s website.
2. Policy-02/1/2023-CL-V-MCA
3. Guard file.
