Wednesday 23 May 2012

Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012


Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules,2012, has mandated every company to file eForm 5INV containing the information of unclaimed and unpaid amounts as referred to in subsection
(2) of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956.

This information is required to be filed every year within a period of 90 days after the holding of Annual General Meeting or the date on which it should have been held as per the provisions of section 166 of the Act, and every year thereafter till completion of the seven years’ period.

The information is to be filed in Form 5- INV as per the above mentioned rules; and thereafter an excel sheet containing detailed investor wise details is to be filed separately.

The Notice dt. 18.05.2012 & the Notification notifying the above Rules dt. 10.05.2012 are attached