The government has launched a web service RUN (Reserve Unique Name) for reserving name of a proposed company under the Government Process Re-engineering on this Republic Day to improve ease of doing business in the country.
We can directly submit the application for reserving name online within few minutes (there is no requirement to download e-form like INC-1, and attaching DSC), has been launched for reserving name of new company or for change in name of existing company earlier there was INC-1 for reservation of name of new company or for change in name of existing company.
The initiative is aimed at making the company incorporation process speedy, smooth and simple.
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BEFORE RUN
Before RUN (Reserve Unique Name) companies had to apply to reserve their names through Form INC-1. At the most they had six choices from which they needed to pick their names. Applicants also needed to furnish at least one DSC and two DIN.
NOW IN RUN
In RUN web-form, a company name can be reserved very fast and in easy way. Even digital signature is not required for the same, there is no requirement to download e-form like INC-1. The person can apply for a name of his choice. However, only one name choice can be provided at a time. Application form fee shall be Rs.1000/- per form for reservation of name by using RUN web-form.
No requirement of DSC but you will be able to apply for name reservation only after login and there is also one restriction that SPICe form, INC-12 and INC-24 will be uploaded using same ID
FEE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION
Fee is Rs. 1000 and there is no change in fee because earlier also you were required to pay Rs. 1000 while uploading INC-1.
APPROVED NAME IS VALID FOR A PERIOD OF
(i) 20 days from the date of approval (in case name is being reserved for a new company) or
(ii) 60 days from the date of approval (in case of change of name of an existing company)
PROCESS OF RUN
RESUBMISSION
No. Users may please note that the name applied for will either be approved or rejected and no resubmission is allowed. A fresh payment of Rs.1000 has to be made for every application submitted using the RUN service.
As Zero fees has been announced for the SPICe form, eMOA and eAOA .However, stamp duty would still be applicable for incorporation as before. Startups/Entrepreneurs would be able to save thousand of rupees on incorporation of a Company fee.
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APPLICATION FOR DIN
Any person who wants incorporation of a Companycan apply for DIN only through the SPICe. Details of Directors must be filled into the SPICe form along with their PAN or Passport details. Now DIR-3 form can be used by existing companies for adding a Director. The new DIR-3 form has provision of requesting the CIN of the Company to which the Director would be added
FEE FOR INCORPORATION
Zero fee for incorporation of all companies with authorized capital upto Rs. 10 lakh.
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