As per the existing Indian Company laws, an existing   company director or a person aspiring to be one in future must have a DIN number. It is the  company affairs ministry of the central government that allocates DIN number. 

Everything needs records and accounts. Proper   recording and maintenance   of accounts and registers for decisions made are to be kept. These are to be communicated to the Registrar of Companies (R.O.C) in time.

As soon as the Company is born, the share holders should meet and elect directors of the company to administer the affairs of the company. Besides important records are to be approved. Wherever individuals’ signatures are required, the Company’s signature is also required. The Company’s signature is the Company’s seal. 

Therefore the seal approved by the Company Directors is very important. Just like that all the decisions taken by the Company are recorded and safeguarded in a register called Minutes Book. Besides, share capital, details of members and other important matters are maintained in  a legally valid  register. This is the Statutory Register. 

Director Board includes elected members of the management of the Company (to run). 

Company Directors must have identification numbers these days. This is Directors Identification Number or DIN. According to Indian Company Act 1956, Section, 266(b), A Company’s existing Director or an aspiring future Director of a Company must take DIN number. 

Who should apply? 

An elected member of the Company Board or any one who may be elected in future to the Board can apply for DIN number. 

 Who allocates DIN? 

The Ministry of the Company Affairs of the Central Government allocates the DIN number. 

What is the procedure? 

Firstly apply for a temporary DIN number through the Ministry of Company Affairs portal  www.mca.gov.in .For temporary registration number   DIN Form 1 can be used. 

Next application fee for the number has to be paid. From the same website, choose DIN Application   fee option and make payment. After receiving the temporary DIN number, with in sixty days the filled up form   has to be sent to the address of Ministry of Company affairs. 

For that, filled up DIN number Form along with attested copies of proof of allocated temporary number, one colour  photograph ,  document to show the address proof and identification proof be sent along with the application. The DIN section of the Ministry of Company Affairs (M.O.C.A) will scrutinize and approve the permanent number or reject the application. After receiving letter of rejection, the application with correction    should be resubmitted. 

If DIN number is  approved, within 30 days, whichever Company the Director is working for has to be made known  by submitting  the application with DIN Form 2. DIN Form 2 can be downloaded from www.mca.gov.in

Once Director gets to know about the DIN number within 7 days, the Company has to inform the office of Registrar of Company Affairs (R.O.C)by submitting the information in  the prescribed DIN Form 3. 

If the information given in DIN Form 1 is wrong or if  it  has to be altered, then  only DIN Form 4  need  to be submitted with copies of   supporting documents( attested). 

To become a Company Director Identification number is required. By that, the Registrar of Companies (R.O.C) can identify and scrutinize Directors of each Company. Just like Directors Identification Number, there must be records for all company   matters and accounts.