MCA21 Mission Mode Project
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MCA21 Mission Mode Project (MCA21) is the e-governance initiative from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
, Government of India. It is one of the 27 Mission Mode Projects of the National e-Governance Plan.
(then known as the Department of Company Affairs) was faced with the problem of providing services to nearly 7.5 lakh corporate entities. Vast amounts of paperwork was to be processed. This was to be expected because with globalization and interest shown by foreign companies in India, the number of documents being handled was constantly increasing even as the expectations were increasing.
(NISG). The project has been implemented by Tata Consultancy Services
under a Build Own Operate and Transfer
(BOOT) model, with project monitoring done by external reviewers/auditors.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (India)
The Ministry of Company Affairs is an Indian government ministry. It is charged with administering the Companies Act 1956 and other acts related to Indian private sector. It is responsible mainly for regulation of Indian enterprises in Industrial and Services sector. The current minister of...
, Government of India. It is one of the 27 Mission Mode Projects of the National e-Governance Plan.
Need for the project
In the year 2002, the Ministry of Corporate AffairsMinistry of Corporate Affairs (India)
The Ministry of Company Affairs is an Indian government ministry. It is charged with administering the Companies Act 1956 and other acts related to Indian private sector. It is responsible mainly for regulation of Indian enterprises in Industrial and Services sector. The current minister of...
(then known as the Department of Company Affairs) was faced with the problem of providing services to nearly 7.5 lakh corporate entities. Vast amounts of paperwork was to be processed. This was to be expected because with globalization and interest shown by foreign companies in India, the number of documents being handled was constantly increasing even as the expectations were increasing.
Implementation
The task of managing the bid process was given to National Institute for Smart GovernmentNational Institute for Smart Government
The National Institute for Smart Government is a non-for profit company incorporated in 2002 by the Government of India and NASSCOM with its head office at Hyderabad, India....
(NISG). The project has been implemented by Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
under a Build Own Operate and Transfer
Build-Operate-Transfer
Build-own-operate-transfer or build-operate-transfer is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the private or public sector to finance, design, construct, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract...
(BOOT) model, with project monitoring done by external reviewers/auditors.