The SECP’s Company Registration Office (CRO) Faisalabad Saturday held a seminar on e-Governance Regime and corporatization at the Sargodha Chambers of Commerce and Industries (SCCI) Sargodha. Mahboob Ahmad, Joint Registrar, in charge CRO Faisalabad, underlined numerous actions taken by the SECP to facilitate the corporate Sector of Pakistan. He made a detailed presentation on introduction of e-services project covering the relevant provisions of the company laws especially highlighting different aspects of incorporation of companies and post incorporation statutory compliance. He elaborated the newly introduced Fast Track Registration Services (FTRS) wherein the registration of the selected services carried out within 4 working hours of filing of the application/documents. He said that the concept of “Once Online For Ever Online” being implemented from May 16, 2012, and also answered participants’ questions and sought their suggestions for further improvement.Muhammad Asghar Baig, Deputy Registrar, elucidated the technical aspects of various steps of online filing of documents in e-services including availability of name, steps/procedures for online incorporation and e-filing of various statutory returns.Muhammad Tariq Rasheed facilitated the seminar and answered the different queries of the participants regarding the e-Services.The participants included practicing members of Sargodha Chamber of Commerce and Industries including business dignitaries, corporate secretaries and practitioners.Mazhar Ahmad Malik, president, SCCI, appreciated the efforts of SECP in the development of corporate sector of the country and facilitation provided vide introduction of e-Services.
