Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas has said the corporate affairs ministry maintained a fairly reliable database that is not a black box. He emphasized that it is up to statistical authorities to decide on which data is representative for GDP calculation. Against the backdrop of concerns over data used for calculating GDP numbers, srinivas stated that the ministry's MCA 21 portal is a trust-based system as the information reported there are company disclosures. MCA 21 is an electronic repository of corporate filings. It is a highly transparent platform and one of the best in the world.
Filings under the Companies Act are submitted to the corporate affairs ministry through the MCA 21 system. There were around 15 lakh active companies incorporated on the MCA 21 and the number has come down to 11.5 lakh in the last two years after the names of around 3.5 lakh companies were struck off due to non-filing of statutory returns for two years or more.
Besides, noting that the drive against companies that are not making required filings is a continuous process, Srinivas said the ministry initiated Know Your Client (KYC) process for companies about two months ago. With the KYC process, the details about companies, including the company's registered address and geographical information (latitude and longitude details), directors, KMPs (Key Managerial Persons) are getting revalidated. Around 5 lakh companies have so far complied with the KYC process.
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