Form 5INV

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

20-July-2012 15:58 IST

MCA Notification on Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of

Information Regarding unpaid and Unclaimed Amounts Lying with Companies) Rules,

2012

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified that 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.

As per the notification 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 e Form, the excel template and detailed steps are

provided in the IEPF application link on the portal www.iepf.gov.in.For financial year ended

on 31st March 2011, the eForm should be filed latest by 31st July 2012.

For more details the investors have been advised to visit the website www.iepf.gov.in and

the Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and

unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012.

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