FPI registration number generation centralised by regulator and depositories authorised to host the common application form. Regulatory amendment mandates that the regulator generate the FPI registration number and that both depositories host the Common Application Form. DDPs must grant certificates of registration bearing the regulator-generated registration number. Name-change procedure is updated so the DDP updates the certificate, issues a letter and fresh registration certificate as acknowledgement, and depositories must enable DDPs to provide such certificates and a statement that the name change is granted without prejudice to tax implications in India.