MCA portal glitches raise concerns despite deadline extension for annual filings

While the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) extended filing deadlines to December 31 2025, corporate secretaries and chartered accountants report ongoing technical issues with the upgraded MCA-21 v3 portal. The new version, launched earlier this year, includes dozens of revised e-forms, but stakeholders say slow upload speeds, frequent errors and lack of clarity are causing delays and may expose companies to compliance risk despite the extension.