MCA Notifies Substitution of Form RD-1 under Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014:

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notifies a few significant amendments to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. Changes to take effect from September 15.

New Form RD-1 to Replace Old Format from September 15, 2025

Saloni Kumari

Aug 29, 2025

Last update on Aug 29, 2025

MCA Notifies Substitution of Form RD-1 under Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has recently issued an official notification dated 26th August, 2025, informing that the Central Government of India has introduced a few significant amendments to the existing Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. Government has taken this action in exercise of its powers granted under 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 the proviso to sub-section (5) of section 13, sub-section (2) of section 14, sub-section (1) of section 17, and section 20 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013). The following are the introduced changes in the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014:

These changed rules will now be known as the Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2025.
These changes will be made effective from September 15, 2025.
The government has substituted a new form, i.e., Form No. RD-1 in the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.

Refer to the official notification for complete information.

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