Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on March 25, 2021 virtually launched Central Scrutiny Centre (CSC) and Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority’s (IEPFA) Mobile App — two tech-enabled initiatives by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Central Scrutiny Centre
- The Central Scrutiny Centre will scrutinize certain Straight Through Process (STP) Forms filed by the corporates on the MCA21 registry and flag the companies for more in-depth scrutiny.
IEPFA Mobile App
- The Mobile App aims at achieving the goal of financial literacy, spreading investors’ awareness, education, and protection among investors.
- The Mobile App has been developed for citizen engagement and information dissemination to promote awareness among investors. With this App, the Authority aims to achieve the goal of financial literacy, spreading investors’ awareness, education, and protection among investors both in rural and urban areas.
