Mohan, a director in Agile Ltd. holding director's identification number (DIN) allotted by the Central Government has now accepted directorship in two other public companies and three private companies. Referring to the

Rule 12 of Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 deals with the procedure for intimating changes in particulars of DIN as follows: Every individual who has been allotted a DIN shall in the event of any change in his particulars as stated in Form DIR-3, intimate such change(s) to the Central Government within a period of 30 days of such change(s) in form DIR-6 in the following manner, namely: The applicant shall download Form DIR-6 from the portal and fill in the relevant changes, attach copy of the proof of the changed particulars and verification in the Form DIR-7 all of which shall be scanned and submitted electronically. The form shall be digitally signed by a Chartered Accountant in Practice or a Company Secretary in Practice, or a Cost Accountant in Practice. The applicant shall submit the Form DIR-6. The Central Government, upon being satisfied, after verification of such changed particulars from the enclosed proofs, shall incorporate the said changes and inform the applicant by way of a letter by post or electronically or in any other mode confirming the effect of such change in electronic data base maintained by the Ministry. The concerned individual shall also intimate the changes to the concerned company in which he is a director within 15 days of such change. Accordingly, Mr. Mohan should follow the above procedure for getting the changes incorporated in the original DIN already allotted to him.