Dear Professional Colleague
Subject : ICSI UDIN and eCSIN Guidelines mandatory w.e.f. 1st October, 2019
The role of the Company Secretaries as governance enablers in the
Indian corporate scenario has been well acknowledged, both by the
corporates and the Regulators. Company Secretaries, both in
employment
and in practice have distinct roles to play as far as the governance
framework of the Indian corporate arena is concerned.
The ICSI, too, has been upfront about bringing about good governance
and strengthening the existing framework. In an attempt to imbibe and to
reinstate our commitment towards our vision and mission and to bring
about a culture of transparency and accountability amongst our members,
the Institute has brought forth the ICSI UDIN and eCSIN Guidelines.
UDIN: The Unique Document Identification Number as
governed by the UDIN Guidelines shall verify the authenticity of various
documents signed or certified by Company Secretaries in Practice. As
per the UDIN Guidelines, a unique number for the identification of
documents attested by Company Secretaries in Practice shall be generated
at the time of signing the Certificate/ Report which shall mandatorily
be mentioned in the Certificate / Report along with the CoP number. The
UDIN guidelines are available on the ICSI website at:
https://udin.icsi.edu/PDF/UdinGuidelines.pdf.
Queries regarding UDIN may be sent to
udin@icsi.edu
eCSin: The Employee Company Secretary Identification
Number as governed by the eCSin Guidelines shall enable the Institute
to identify the appointments and cessations of Company Secretaries.
eCSin is a system-generated unique number for identification of the
Company Secretaries employed in a particular company which shall be
generated by the Company Secretary at the time of employment as a
Company Secretary (KMP or otherwise), as well as at the time of
demitting office in any manner. The eCSIN guidelines are made available
on the ICSI website at:
https://ecsin.icsi.edu/PDF/eCSIN-Guidlines.pdf.
Queries regarding eCSin may be sent to
ecsin@icsi.edu
Both the Guidelines have been made mandatory by the Council of ICSI
w.e.f. 1st October, 2019 and we are confident that the same shall
undeniably provide the benefit of verification of the authenticity of
both documents and the professionals to the Regulatory Bodies and other
stakeholders as well.
All the members are advised to ensure adherence to the above
guidelines in true letter and spirit. They are further advised to avoid
non-compliance of these Guidelines failure of which, the ICSI shall be
constrained to initiate action under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980
read with First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Company Secretaries
Act, 1980.
Regards,
(CS Ashok Kumar Dixit)
Officiating Secretary
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India