Infosys wins govt contract

 IT bellwether Infosys has bagged the contract for implementing the second phase of the MCA21 project, an e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The project will fully automate all processes related to enforcement and compliance of the legal requirements under the Companies Act.

The second phase of MCA21, from January 2013 to July 2021, has a total project outlay of Rs 357.81 crore, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters in New Delhi. The second phase of the e- governance initiative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, aims to streamline all its activities and will see gradual replacement of desktops, printers and scanners.

The amount includes Rs 54.42 crore for independent project management and certification, besides Rs 29.84 crore for continuous improvement and upgradation to the electronic service delivery of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He said the company emerged first in both technical and commercial evaluations. The project will continue as a Public-Private Partnership, with service level-based payments to Infosys.

“We have heard that we won the MCA21 tender but have not yet received formal communication on this from the ministry as yet,” an Infosys spokesperson told Deccan Herald.