Centre rejigs RoC framework to make it friendlier, efficient

The ministry of corporate affairs has passed orders to roll out a revamped compliance and oversight system for companies and LLPs starting 1 January 2026-the biggest administrative shakeup in years aimed at improving both ease of doing business as well as regulatory efficiency, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said.

- Gireesh Chandra Prasad [e-mail]

The shakeup will see the creation of six new registrars of companies (RoCs)-officers who monitor companies' compliance with the Companies Act and LLP Act and three new regional directors (RDs), who oversee the work of RoCs. It has also redrawn jurisdictions across states to make regulation more local, responsive, and business-friendly.