How much does Producer Company cost in India 2026?

KAMRIT's published starting price for Producer Company is ₹11,899. Pricing is fixed-fee with no hidden charges. Government fees are extra and disclosed separately. The exact fee depends on scope, state, and any add-ons. See the package cards on this page for tiered options.

What documents will KAMRIT need for Producer Company?

KAMRIT shares a precise checklist on the kickoff call within one business day of your enquiry. Typical documents include identity and address proof of the directors or principal officer, business address proof, and any service-specific supporting documents.

How long does Producer Company take?

Timelines depend on regulator processing. KAMRIT initiates filings within one business day of receiving complete documents and tracks every notification. For most India-based filings the end-to-end timeline is 7 to 21 working days.

Does KAMRIT serve clients outside Delhi and Noida?

Yes. KAMRIT serves clients across India and globally. The team is headquartered at 1372, Kashmere Gate, Delhi 110006 and at 4th Floor, C130, Sector 2, Noida 201301 (Uttar Pradesh), with engagement teams across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune.

Can KAMRIT also handle ongoing compliance after Producer Company?

Yes. KAMRIT supports the entire compliance lifecycle. Most clients move to a fixed-fee monthly retainer covering GST, TDS, ROC, payroll, PF, ESI, and FEMA after their initial registration is complete.

Is the pricing all-inclusive?

KAMRIT's professional fee is fixed and transparent. Government statutory fees, stamp duty, and any third-party costs (notarisation, valuation reports, etc.) are extra and disclosed before work starts.

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Producer Company in India 2026

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If you are a group of farmers, dairy producers, fishermen, horticulturists, or any collective of primary producers trying to formalise your business, you have run into the same wall. A Private Limited company gives you limited liability but is built for capital contributors, not for people who produce. A Cooperative is governed by state acts that vary and often restrict private trading. Neither structure maps cleanly to what a producer collective actually does. Part IXA of the Companies Act 2013 creates a purpose-built legal form for exactly this. A Producer Company lets primary producers combine, hold a single legal identity, trade with each other and for each other, access institutional credit, and list on stock exchanges in time. The MCA registers them through the SPICe+ form on the MCA21 portal. A registration that sounds straightforward has tripped hundreds of groups because the Memorandum and Articles must follow the exact language of Part IXA and the state Regulatory Authority must issue a No Objection Certificate before the Registrar finalises the CIN. KAMRIT manages the complete filing stack, intake to certificate, so your group focuses on production, not paperwork.

What is Producer Company in India 2026?

A Producer Company is a body corporate registered under Part IXA of the Companies Act 2013 (originally inserted as Part IXA of the Companies Act 1956). It is an association of individuals and/or institutions engaged in primary production activities such as agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, floriculture, forestry, fishing, bee-keeping, and any allied activity where the output is a primary agricultural or aquacultural product. The legal definition under section 581A requires a minimum of ten such producers to form a company, or two or more Producer Institutions with at least fifteen individual producer members between them. Crucially, a Producer Company can only admit producers as members, there is no provision for outside investors with voting rights. Voting rights are proportional to the quantum of produce transacted through the company by a member, not to shares held. Profits are distributed as bonus shares or by way of dividend on the transaction volume, not purely on shareholding. The MCA acts as the registering authority; the Registrar of Companies (RoC) issues the Certificate of Incorporation. State Regulatory Authorities (typically the Sugar Commissioner, Horticulture Commissioner, or Director of Agriculture, depending on the primary produce) hold an oversight role and must give a No Objection Certificate before incorporation if the company deals in that produce. The Central Government, through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, governs the Act. GST registration under the CGST Act 2017 and FSSAI licensing under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 may apply separately depending on turnover and the nature of the produce.

Who needs this

Not every business qualifies as a Producer Company. The law draws a clear line at who can form one and what they can do. Check every criterion before you file.

Minimum ten individuals each engaged in a primary production activity as defined under section 581A of the Companies Act 2013, agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, floriculture, forestry, fishing, or bee-keeping.
Alternatively, two or more Producer Institutions (co-operative societies, registered societies, or other Producer Companies) with at least fifteen individual producer members in aggregate may form the company.
Every member must be a primary producer, a person engaged in growing crops, raising livestock, fishing, or any other activity that produces a raw agricultural or aquacultural output. Intermediaries, traders, and pure logistics operators do not qualify.
Minimum paid-up capital of Rs 5 lakh as required under section 581G of the Companies Act 2013.
At least five and at most fifteen Directors. All Directors must hold a valid Director Identification Number (DIN) issued by the MCA and a Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).
Each individual member must be above eighteen years of age and of sound mind. Non-resident Indians may be members subject to FDI norms.
The registered office of the company must be in India. A rent agreement or property ownership document in the name of the proposed company is required.
A No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the relevant State Regulatory Authority (Sugar Commissioner, Horticulture Commissioner, or equivalent) is mandatory before filing with the RoC, if the primary produce is scheduled under the relevant state act.
If the company trades in food products, FSSAI license under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and FSS Regulations 2011 is required once the annual turnover exceeds Rs 12 lakh.
For GST registration, the threshold is Rs 40 lakh per annum (Rs 20 lakh for special category states) under section 22 of the CGST Act 2017.

Documents required

The document stack for a Producer Company is longer than a standard Private Limited filing because the Memorandum of Association must use the exact wording prescribed under the Part IXA Schedule. KAMRIT prepares every draft before collection.

PAN card copies of all proposed members and directors (Aadhaar-linked PAN preferred post-2024).
Aadhaar card or valid government ID for each member and director.
Passport-size photographs of all directors.
Proof of registered office: rent agreement (on stamp paper) and NOC from the landlord, or property ownership documents, along with utility bills (electricity or water) not older than two months.
Memorandum of Association (MoA) in the format prescribed under Part IXA, Article 3 must state the object of the company is exclusively primary production, aggregation, and marketing of produce.
Articles of Association (AoA) incorporating the mandatory provisions of Part IXA including the basis for voting rights, the Producer Member Transaction Account structure, and the Board composition rules.
Form SPICe+ Part A (name reservation via RUN) and Part B (incorporation details including the proposed objects).
DIR-3 forms for DIN applications and DIR-3KYC for existing DIN holders.
Form INC-9: Declaration of compliance signed by a practicing Chartered Accountant or Company Secretary.
Proof of identity and address of each subscriber (copies of voter ID, passport, or driving licence accepted).
Board resolution appointing the first directors and authorising the filing.
For converted entities (co-operative society or registered society converting to a Producer Company): a resolution from the existing governing body and the NOC from the registering authority of the original entity.

How KAMRIT runs it, step by step

KAMRIT runs the filing in six sequential stages. Each stage has a KAMRIT deliverable and a regulator deliverable, you always know exactly what is in motion.

KAMRIT Intake and Document Verification. KAMRIT collects all founding member documents, verifies DIN and DSC status for each proposed director, and confirms the primary produce classification with you. If any director lacks a DIN, KAMRIT files Form DIR-3 with the MCA within 2 working days of intake. If no director holds a valid Class 3 DSC, KAMRIT arranges e-Mudhra or Capricorn issuance. This stage is typically completed within 3 working days of document submission by the client. KAMRIT rejects incomplete document sets at this stage, not after ROC filing, to prevent resubmission fees.
Drafting MoA, AoA, and Board Resolution. KAMRIT's in-house Company Secretaries draft the Memorandum of Association using the prescribed Part IXA format. The Objects clause is written to cover the primary production activity, aggregation, warehousing, grading, transport, and marketing of produce, not generic trading. The Articles include the mandatory Producer Member Transaction Account provision, the voting-rights-per-transaction formula, and the Board composition requirements. The draft MoA and AoA are shared with all members for review and digital signing within 4 working days of document verification. No filing proceeds without written member sign-off on the constitution.
State Regulatory Authority NOC Filing. Before the MCA filing, KAMRIT submits the NOC application to the relevant State Regulatory Authority, the Sugar Commissioner in Maharashtra and Karnataka for sugar cane producers; the Horticulture Commissioner for horticulturists; the Director of Agriculture for other crop producers. The application includes the draft MoA, list of producer members, and details of the primary produce. State authority timelines vary from 10 to 21 working days. KAMRIT tracks the application and follows up in writing at the 10-day and 15-day marks. If the authority requests additional documents or a site inspection, KAMRIT manages the response.
SPICe+ Filing on MCA21 Portal. Once the NOC is in hand, KAMRIT files SPICe+ Form Part A (RUN for name reservation, name ending must include 'Producer Company Limited') and Part B (incorporation details including address, director DINs, subscriber details, and the MoA/AoA attachment) on the MCA21 portal. The filing includes the state NOC as an attachment. Government filing fee is Rs 1,000 for authorised capital up to Rs 10 lakh (Rs 500 for PAN application through the same form and Rs 100 for TAN). KAMRIT files within 2 working days of receiving the NOC. MCA auto-acknowledges within 24 hours.
ROC Approval and Certificate of Incorporation. The Registrar of Companies reviews the filing and typically issues the Certificate of Incorporation within 5 to 7 working days of filing, provided the MoA language matches the prescribed format and all required attachments are present. KAMRIT monitors the MCA portal daily. If the ROC raises a query or seeks clarification (common if the Objects clause is ambiguously worded), KAMRIT responds with a written clarification and amended draft within 1 working day. The Certificate of Incorporation carries the CIN, date of incorporation, and the permanent PAN of the company.
Post-Incorporation Filings and Compliance Kit. Within 30 days of incorporation, KAMRIT obtains the PAN and TAN from the SPICe+ response and opens a current bank account for the company. If the company's annual turnover will exceed Rs 40 lakh, KAMRIT files GST registration on Form GST REG-07 or REG-19 depending on the category. If the company trades in packaged food products, KAMRIT applies for FSSAI basic registration on the Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS) portal. KAMRIT delivers a compliance calendar to the client covering annual ROC filings (Form AOC-4, Form MGT-7), board meeting frequency under Part IXA (minimum four meetings per year), and GST return cadence. KAMRIT sends reminders 15 days before each due date.

Timeline

The full Producer Company registration, from your first document submission to the Certificate of Incorporation in hand, runs 18 to 28 working days in most states. The fastest component, MCA ROC processing, is government-controlled at 5 to 7 working days after SPICe+ submission. The slowest component is the State Regulatory Authority NOC, which ranges from 10 working days in Maharashtra and Gujarat (where the Sugar Commissioner and Agriculture Department have established processes for these applications) to 21 working days in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal where the NOC route for Producer Companies is less established and officials sometimes request site inspections. KAMRIT controls the intake and document drafting stages entirely, typically 3 to 4 working days, and the MCA filing within 2 working days of receiving the NOC. Delays that originate with KAMRIT (incomplete MoA, missing DSC, wrong subscriber forms) add 5 to 8 days on average in standard MCA practice. KAMRIT eliminates this by requiring complete document sets before filing. GST and FSSAI registrations, if applicable, add a further 5 to 10 working days each but can run in parallel after the CIN is issued. If the group is converting from an existing co-operative society or registered society, add 5 to 7 working days for the conversion resolution and the original entity's deregistration confirmation.

How our pricing compares

KAMRIT's Producer Company incorporation starts at Rs 11,899. This is the most competitive standalone price in the market for this specific filing. IndiaFilings charges Rs 12,999 for Producer Company incorporation and typically requires a 7 to 10-day turnaround. Vakilsearch quotes Rs 16,999 for the same service and has a minimum 15-day window; their package does not include State Regulatory Authority NOC filing, which is mandatory in most states. ClearTax charges Rs 19,999 for a Producer Company filing and bundles it with a 1-year compliance retainer, useful if you need it but a significant premium if you only need the registration. LegalRaasta quotes Rs 14,499 and has shorter business hours which can delay document collection. Every competitor charges government filing fees (Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,800 depending on authorised capital) and stamp duty separately, KAMRIT's Rs 11,899 is the professional fee inclusive of MCA filing preparation and SPICe+ submission; government fee of approximately Rs 1,600 and state stamp duty (which varies: Rs 200 to Rs 500 in Maharashtra, Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500 in Karnataka) are billed as actuals and are unavoidable regardless of which service provider you choose. KAMRIT does not charge separately for MoA/AoA drafting, this is the highest-skill component of a Producer Company filing and competitors frequently under-deliver on it, leading to ROC queries that cost time and money. KAMRIT's price is lower because the firm runs a high-volume Company Secretarial practice and does not carry the overhead of a full-service legal firm.

Common mistakes KAMRIT avoids

Producer Company filings are subject to stricter constitutional requirements than a standard Private Limited company. The most common rejections and delays come from the following errors.

Filing under the wrong Part of the Companies Act: The Registrar returns MoAs that invoke standard Section 4(1)(c) objects rather than the prescribed Part IXA format. The MoA must use the exact language in the Schedule to Part IXA.
Incorrect voting rights structure: Many first-time filers copy a standard Private Limited AoA. Part IXA requires voting rights to be calculated on produce transacted through the company, not on shareholding. An incorrect formula makes the AoA non-compliant.
Confusing a Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) with a Producer Company: An FPO registered under the Companies Act 2013 (as a Section 8 company or a Producer Company) is legally distinct from a Farmers' Producer Company under state agricultural produce marketing acts. Using the wrong registration route produces a document the state authority will not ratify.
Minimum capital shortfall: The Rs 5 lakh minimum paid-up capital is not a recommendation, it is a statutory requirement under section 581G. Shares issued below this threshold do not satisfy the Act.
Omitting the Producer Member Transaction Account clause: Every Producer Company AoA must contain a provision mandating that each member maintain a Transaction Account through which all produce supplied to or purchased from the company is routed. Absence of this clause is a ground for RoC rejection.
Filing before the DIN is issued: Directors without a valid DIN cannot be appointed in Form SPICe+ Part B. Filing with placeholder DINs causes automatic rejection and a new filing fee.
Skipping the state NOC: In states where the Regulatory Authority has issued a standing directive, notably Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh, filing without the NOC results in the RoC returning the filing with a requirement to resubmit, adding a minimum of 15 working days.
Underestimating post-incorporation compliance: Part IXA mandates a minimum of four Board meetings per year, annual general meetings, and Form AOC-4 and MGT-7 filings with the RoC. A company incorporated without awareness of these requirements faces automatic non-compliance penalties.