The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued a new notification on August 26, 2025, to amend the existing Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. These new regulations are titled the Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, and are set to take effect on September 15, 2025. The primary change introduced by this amendment is the substitution of the current Form No. RD-1 with a new version. This change is made in exercise of the powers granted by several sections of the Companies Act, 2013, to regulate and promote the development of corporate governance.
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th August, 2025
G.S.R. 579(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3, section 4, sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 5, section 6, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 7, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 8, sub-sections (2), (3), (4), (5) and (9) of section 12, sub-sections (3), (4) and proviso to sub-section (5) of section 13, sub-section (2) of section 14, subsection (1) of section 17, section 20 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the 15th day of September 2025.
2. In the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, for Form No. RD-1, the following Form shall be substituted, namely: —
[F. No. 01/13/2013 CL-V, Vol-VI]
BALAMURUGAN D, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i) vide number G.S.R. 250 (E), dated the 31st March, 2014 and last amended vide G.S.R 426(E), dated 27th June, 2025.
