(a) the number of new offices of Registrar of Companies proposed to be open during 2005-2006, State-wise;
(b) the number of proposals pending with the Government for expansion of the existing Offices of Registrars; and
(c) the measures taken to bring about improvement in the functioning of the Office of Registrar and also specific steps taken for their modernisation?
MINISTER OF COMPANY AFFAIRS ( SHRI PREM CHAND GUPTA)
(a) There is no proposal for opening of new offices of Registrar of Companies (State-wise) during 2005-2006.
(b) No proposal is pending with the Government for expansion of the existing offices of Registrars.
(c) The Ministry has initiated a holistic e-Governance program called `MCA21`, to improve certainty and speed of delivery of service. This programme envisages electronic-filing of companies` documents through an interactive and paperless process through Internet. It also ensures uniform transmission of information amongst all MCA offices across the country.
The project is scheduled to be implemented over a period of 60 weeks starting from 1st March 2005 and thereafter provides for an operation period of six years. There is a proposal to open Physical Front Offices at 53 locations through out the country for a period of three years. These Physical Front offices will help in allowing access to services from a number of additional locations in the country till the system of manual registration and filing is switched over to electronic mode under this project.