1. PKI Enabling Applications
MCA Implementation

2. Agenda
• About MCA21
– Goals
– Services
– Key Milestones
– Key statistics
• TCS Solution for MCA21
– e-Forms Filing Flow
– Certificate issuance and management
– PKI enabling
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3. About MCA21
Initiative
• Initiated by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
• Provides easy and secure access to MCA services for business users and
citizens
• Aims at repositioning MCA as an organization capable of fulfilling the
aspirations of its stakeholders in the 21st century
MCA Vision
“To be a leader and partner in initiatives for Corporate
Reforms, Good Governance and Enlightened Regulation, with
a view to promote and facilitate effective corporate functioning
and investor protection.”
The MCA21 application builds on the Government's vision to introduce a service-
oriented approach in the design and delivery of Government services and
establish a healthy business eco-system
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4. About MCA21
MCA21 Goals – Stakeholders’ Perspective
Business Register a company and file statutory documents quickly and easily
Public Easy access to relevant records and prompt redressal of grievances
Professionals Offer efficient services to their client companies
Financial Institutions Easily find charges registration and verification
Ensure proactive and effective compliance of relevant laws and
MCA Employees
corporate governance
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5. About MCA21
MCA21 Services
Registration and incorporation of new companies
Filing of Annual Returns and Balance Sheets
Filing of forms for change of names/address/Director’s details
Registration and verification of charges
Inspection of documents
Applications for various statutory services from MCA
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6. About MCA21
MCA21 Key Milestones
National Award for e-Governance –2007-08 in Gold
2007-08 category for excellence in government Process Re-engineering
Government mandates electronic filing by
16 Sep 2006
th companies with the use of digital signatures.
Nation-wide rollout completed across
04 Sep 2006
th all 20 Registrars of Companies.
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
19th Mar 2006 launched the second Pilot at Delhi.
Pilot launch of MCA21 e-Gov
18 Feb 2006
th project at Coimbatore
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7. About MCA21
MCA21 Key Statistics
2 million hits on an average per day
6.5 million hits on 29th November 06
42.92 lakh documents submitted till 31st March 08
80% documents were filed by companies and professionals using MCA portal
without any help
4.72 lakh company records viewed as on 31st March 08 using the public documents
facility
7.91 lakh Direct Identification Numbers (DINs) issued as on 31st Mar 08
110006 companies registered online as on 31st Mar 08
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8. Agenda
• About MCA21
– Goals
– Services
– Key Milestones
– Key statistics
• TCS Solution for MCA21
– e-Forms Filing Flow
– Certificate issuance and management
– PKI enabling
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9. TCS Solution for MCA21
e-Forms Filling Flow
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10. TCS Solution for MCA21
Solution Components
The TCS solution consisted of:
– Certificate Issuance and Management
Certificate issuance and management module is responsible for the issuance of
Indian IT Act compliant digital certificates. MCA is the Registration Authority
Office (RAO) that accepts the end users requests and verifies them before
forwarding them to TCS CA for certificate generation. The RAO also handles
the revocation and suspension requests.
– PKI Enabling of Application
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11. TCS Solution for MCA21
Certificate Issuance
Certificate
Certificate
Details
Details
1. The end user 2. The RA
1. The end user 2. The RA
requests for aa Office verifies
requests for Office verifies
Digital Certificate the certificate
Digital Certificate the certificate
request
request
End User
3. The certificate
3. The certificate
RA Office is generated at
CA is generated at
CA Secure
CA Secure
Facility
Facility
5. The end user
5. The end user
downloads and 4. The
downloads and 4. The
installs the Digital certificate is
installs the Digital certificate is
Certificate published in
Certificate published in
the repository CA Repository
the repository
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12. TCS Solution for MCA21
Certificate Management
Request Initiated by RA
Office
3. The RA Administrator
3. The RA Administrator
initiates and processes
initiates and processes
the request for
the request for
certificate revocation / /
certificate revocation
suspension / / activation
Request Initiated by End User suspension activation
2. The RA
2. The RA
Administrator
Administrator
verifies the
verifies the
request
request
End User 4. The
4. The
certificate is
RA Office certificate is
revoked at CA
1. The end user CA revoked at CA
1. The end user Secure Facility
requests for aa Secure Facility
requests for
Digital Certificate
Digital Certificate
revocation/
revocation/
suspension/
suspension/
activation
activation
5. CRL
5. CRL
published in the
published in the
repository
repository
CA Repository
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13. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling
User Registration
Secure login to MCA21 Portal
Role check for companies
Back office approval (Batch signing of documents)
Access public documents
Digital certificate expiry check
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14. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling - User Registration
Business users to register digital certificates
End User Server
Internet
Registration
• The TCS PKI solution displays Store user digital certificate
User
a list of available digital fields in the MCA21 database
certificates
• The user selects a digital
certificate for registration
• The TCS PKI solution parses
the digital certificate to retrieve
digital certificate fields and
transmits them to the server
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15. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling - Secure Login
MCA21 employees, directors and professionals logon to the MCA21 portal
using digital certificates
End User Server
Internet
Secure Login
• The TCS PKI solution The TCS PKI solution
displays a list of available verifies the signature and
digital certificates provides access to the
MCA21 portal
• The user selects a digital
certificate for login
• The TCS PKI solution is used
to present signed data for
authentication
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16. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling - Role Check for Companies
MCA21 business users designated as directors, manager/secretary and practicing
professionals need to register their digital certificate against their role
End User Server
Internet
for Companies
Role Check
• Users click on their role The TCS PKI solution verifies
the signature and maps the
• The TCS PKI solution displays a certificate against the
list of available digital certificates selected role
• The user selects a digital
certificate for registration
• The TCS PKI solution is used to
present signed data for
authentication
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17. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling - Back Office Approval
MCA21 employees digitally sign eForms as proof of having processed/
approved a request in recognition of delivery of service
MCA21 Official Server
Back Office
Approval
• The TCS PKI solution is used
to sign submitted eForms/
documents in a batch using
MCA employee digital
certificates
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18. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling - Access to Public Documents
MCA21 provides access to general public for the documents submitted by
companies
End User Server
Internet
Public Documents
Access to
• Employee requests for The TCS PKI solution is used to
download of a document parse digital signatures to extract
documents requested for download
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19. TCS Solution for MCA21
PKI Enabling - Digital Certificate Expiry Check
Certificate expiry check is performed during registration and login.
End User Server
Internet
Public Documents
Access to
• The TCS PKI solution The TCS PKI solution
displays a list of available checks if the certificate is
digital certificates valid
• The user selects a digital
certificate for
registration/login
• The TCS PKI solution is
used to present signed
data for authentication
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20. MCA21 Benefits
On‐line incorporation of companies
Simplified and easy mode of filing of Forms/ Returns
Anywhere, anytime registration and verification of charges
Corporate‐centric approach
Centralized database repository of corporate companies operating in India
Enhanced service level fulfillment and customer relationship building
Total transparency through e-Governance
Timely redressal of investor grievances
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21. References
• MCA21 Process handbook:
http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryWebsite/dca/help/ProcessHandbook.pdf
• MCA21 Newsletter – April 2008:
http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryWebsite/dca/Newsletter/newsletter_April08.pdf
• MCA21 website:
http://www.mca.gov.in
• TCS PKI Offerings:
http://www.tcs-ca.tcs.co.in  Products
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22. Thank You