valid as on 28/03/2024

2.1.6-Companies (Incorporation) Rules,2014

(1) The One Person company shall alter its memorandum and articles by passing a resolution in accordance with subsection (3) of section 122 of the Act to give effect to the conversion and to make necessary changes incidental thereto.

(2) A One Person company may be converted into a Private or Public Company, other than a company registered under section 8 of the Act, after increasing the minimum number of members and directors to two or seven members and two or three directors, as the case may be, and maintaining the minimum paid-up capital as per the requirements of the Act for such class of company and by making due compliance of section 18 of the Act for conversion.

(3) 

The company shall file an application in e-Form No.INC-6 for its conversion into Private or Public Company, other than under section 8 of the Act, along with fees as provided in the Companies (Registration offices and fees) Rules, 2014 by attaching documents, namely:-

(a) Altered MOA and AOA;
(b) copy of resolution;
(c) the list of proposed members and its directors along with consent;
(d) list of creditors; and
(e) the latest audited balance sheet and profit and loss account.

(4)  On being satisfied that the requirements stated herein have been complied with, the Registrar shall approve the form and issue the Certificate.

6. One Person Company to convert itself into a public company or a private company in certain cases.-

(1) Where the paid up share capital of an One Person Company exceeds fifty lakh rupees or    its average annual turnover during the relevant period exceeds two crore rupees, it shall cease to be entitled to continue as a One Person Company.

(2) Such One Person Company shall be required to convert itself, within six months of the date on which its paid up share capital is increased beyond fifty lakh rupees or the last day of the relevant period during which its average annual turnover exceeds two crore rupees as the case may be, into either a private company with minimum of two members and two directors or a public company with at least of seven members and three directors in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of the Act.

(3) The One Person Company shall alter its memorandum and articles by passing a resolution in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 122 of the Act to give effect to the conversion and to make necessary changes incidental thereto.

(4) The One Person Company shall within period of sixty days from the date of applicability of sub-rule (1), give a notice to the Registrar in  informing that it has ceased to be a One Person Company and that it is now required to convert itself into a private company or a public company by virtue of its paid up share capital or average annual turnover, having exceeded the threshold limit laid down in sub-rule (1).

Explanation.-For the purposes of this rule,- “relevant period” means the period of immediately preceding three consecutive financial years;

(5) If One Person Company or any officer of the One Person Company contravenes the provisions of these rules, One Person Company or any officer of the One Person Company shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.

(6) A One Person company can get itself converted into a Private or Public company after increasing the minimum number of members and directors to two or minimum of seven members and two or three directors as the case may be, and by maintaining the minimum paid-up capital as per requirements of the Act for such class of company and by making due compliance of section 18 of the Act for conversion.

Substituted vide  notification dated 01.02.2021 w.e.f. 01.04.2021,  Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2021. To view the notification, Click Here.
  1. Substituted vide MCA Notification dated 19.01.2023 regarding the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2023. To view the Notification, Click here.
  2. Form INC-6 has been substituted vide MCA Notification dated 19.01.2023. To view the revised Return, Click here.
Substituted vide MCA Notification dated 19.01.2023 regarding the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2023. To view the Notification, Click here.
substituted vide Companies (Incorporation) Amendment
Rules, 2015. To view the notification,Click Here
To view the return,Click Here

Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2015 [GSR 349(E)] dated 01/05/2015


Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2021 dated 01.02.2021 w.e.f. 01.04.2021


MCA Notification dated 19.01.2023 regarding Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2023


Form INC-6 – Substituted vide MCA Notification dated 19.01.2023


FORM NO INC.5 One person company- Intimation of exceeding threshold (Form INC-5 has been omitted vide notification dated 01.02.2021 w.e.f. 01.04.2021)


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