Record retention requirements prescribe retention periods for company registers, debenture records and annual return documents. Companies must retain specified records under the Companies (Preservation and Disposal of Records) Rules, 1966: the Register of Members and Index of Members permanently; the Register and Index of Debenture-holders for 15 years after redemption; and copies of annual returns and annexed certificates and documents for 8 years from filing. An appendix requires particulars of destroyed documents, including date, mode of destruction and authorised initials.
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Record retention requirements prescribe retention periods for company registers, debenture records and annual return documents.
Companies must retain specified records under the Companies (Preservation and Disposal of Records) Rules, 1966: the Register of Members and Index of Members permanently; the Register and Index of Debenture-holders for 15 years after redemption; and copies of annual returns and annexed certificates and documents for 8 years from filing. An appendix requires particulars of destroyed documents, including date, mode of destruction and authorised initials.
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