General Circular No. 44/2011 — THE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT, 2008

General Circular No. 44/2011 No 2/1/2011-CL.V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th floor; A Wing; Shastri Bhawan; Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Dated: 08.07.2011 To All Regional Directors All Registrar of Companies. Registrar of Limited Liability Partnership Sub: Integration of Director's Identification Number (DIN) issued under Companies Act, 1956 with Designated Partnership Identification Number (DPIN) issued under Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act; 2008 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been issuing two separate identification numbers as DIN to an individual for becoming a director of a company under Companies Act, 1956 and DPIN for a designated partner in a Limited Liability Partnership under Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act; 2008. 2. To avoid this duplicity and to give ease to the stakeholders, the Ministry has decided to issue only one identification number to an individual for both the purpose. 3_ Therefore, the Ministry, vide notification dated 5th July, 2011, has integrated the Director' s Identification Number (DIN) issued under Companies Act; 1956 with Designated Partnership Identification Number (DPIN) issued under Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act; 2008 with effect from 9.7.2011. 4_ Pursuant to this notification:- a) With effect from 9.7.2011, no fresh DPIN will be issued. Any person, who desires to become a designated partner in a Limited Liability Partnership, has to obtain DIN by filing e-form DIN-1. If a person has been allotted DIN, the said DIN shall also be used as DPIN for all purposes under Limited Liability Partnership Act; 2008. Sir, If a person has been allotted DPIN, the said DPIN will also be used as DIN for all the purposes under Companies Act, 1956. If a person has been allotted both DIN and DPIN