Summary: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has expressed its appreciation and gratitude to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for extending the Company Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026. The supplied statement is dated August 31, 2026 and refers specifically to MCA General Circular No. 04/2026 dated 31st August, 2026. TaxGuru has previously reported the earlier extension of CCFS-2026 by General Circular No. 03/2026, which had extended the Scheme up to August 31, 2026.
ICSI states that the latest extension follows its representations to the Ministry, namely G&CL: MCA: AUG:01/2026 dated 20.08.2026 and G&CL: MCA: AUG:08/2026 dated 28.08.2026, requesting extension of the Scheme in view of the practical difficulties faced by stakeholders. TaxGuru has separately published ICSI’s August 20 representation seeking extension of CCFS 2026, in which the Institute cited practical difficulties faced by companies and professionals, including the volume of pending filings and technical issues on the MCA-21 V3 portal.
The August 28 representation similarly requested a one-time extension of the Scheme, preferably until September 30, 2026, citing pending financial and tax-related matters, the time required to regularise historical defaults, filing prerequisites such as DIN reactivation and DSC renewal, concentration of statutory work during August-September, residual workload from the MCA-21 outage and companies undergoing revival or restoration proceedings.
The supplied material records ICSI’s appreciation of the Ministry’s prompt and responsive consideration of the concerns raised by the Institute. According to ICSI, the extension will facilitate wider participation and enable more companies to achieve compliance under the Scheme. The Institute also describes the extension as a progressive and stakeholder-friendly initiative and states that it looks forward to continued cooperation with the Ministry in strengthening the corporate compliance ecosystem.
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
August 31, 2026
Gratitude for extension of Company Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026
Greetings from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India!
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) sincerely appreciates and conveys its gratitude to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for extending the Company Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026, vide MCA General Circular No. 04/2026 dated 31st August, 2026.
In this regard, ICSI refers to its representations G&CL: MCA: AUG:01/2026 dated 20.08.2026 and G&CL: MCA: AUG:08/2026 dated 28.08.2026, requesting extension of the Scheme in view of the practical difficulties faced by stakeholders.
ICSI places on record its sincere appreciation for the Ministry’s prompt and responsive consideration of the concerns raised by the Institute. The extension will facilitate wider participation and enable more companies to achieve compliance under the Scheme.
We once again thank the Ministry for this progressive and stakeholder-friendly initiative and look forward to continued cooperation in strengthening the corporate compliance ecosystem.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(CS Pawan G Chandak)
President
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
