Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) vide its General Circular No. 03/2025 dated 22nd September 2025, has issued a clarification, continuing the relaxation that allows the companies to conduct their Annual General Meetings (“AGMs”) and Extra-ordinary General Meeting (“EGMs”) through Video Conferencing (“VC”) or Other Audio Visual Means (“OAVM”) till further orders. Unlike earlier extensions with fixed deadlines, this circular provides an open-ended continuation.
The extension is in continuation of a series of earlier general circulars introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate ease of doing business and ensure shareholder participation without physical presence.
Note:
- This circular shall not be construed as any extension of the statutory timelines for holding AGMs under the Companies Act, 2013.
- All other requirements provided in the existing circulars shall remain unchanged.
For more details, refer to the MCA General Circular No. 03/2025 dated 22nd September, 2025:
https://www.mca.gov.in/bin/dms/getdocument?mds=NAGH59Yzumd2Z51xEw5kyg%253D%253D&type=open
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