Add a Director Services in Kanpur

Add a Director in Kanpur: local information

Kanpur (PIN 208012) lies roughly 80 km south-west of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

A company or LLP with its registered office in Kanpur comes under the Registrar of Companies with jurisdiction over Uttar Pradesh, and stamp duty on incorporation documents is charged at Uttar Pradesh's rates.

Offices and courts for Add a Director in Uttar Pradesh

• Registrar of Companies for Uttar Pradesh — handles incorporation, changes and annual filings for companies and LLPs registered in Kanpur
• GST state code 09 (Uttar Pradesh) — the state GST jurisdiction for a principal place of business in Kanpur; GSTINs issued here begin with "09"
• Uttar Pradesh stamp law — sets the stamp duty payable on documents executed in Kanpur
• Allahabad High Court (principal seat at Prayagraj, bench at Lucknow) — hears appeals and writ petitions arising from Kanpur and the rest of Uttar Pradesh; besides its principal seat in Prayagraj, it sits at benches elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh, and the bench is decided by the district where the case arises

Add a Director at a glance

Adding a new director to your Private Limited Company or OPC involves board approval, obtaining DIN (Director Identification Number) for the new director (if not already held), passing a board resolution, and filing the required forms with the MCA within 30 days. Read the full Add a Director guide.

Key documents

• PAN and Aadhaar of new director
• Passport (for foreign nationals)
• DIR-2 — Consent to act as director
• Specimen signature of new director

Full document checklist

Fee and timeline

Starting price ₹3,999; government and third-party charges are payable at actual. Indicative timeline: 3–5 working days.

Add a Director near Kanpur

The nearest places in Uttar Pradesh that we list are Kanpur Cantonment (about 5 km), Unnao (about 19 km), Lucknow (about 74 km) and Fatehpur (about 77 km).

• Add a Director Services in Kanpur Cantonment — about 5 km
• Add a Director Services in Unnao — about 19 km
• Add a Director Services in Lucknow — about 74 km
• Add a Director Services in Fatehpur — about 77 km
• Add a Director Services in Orai — about 101 km
• Add a Director Services in Hardoi — about 106 km
• Add a Director Services in Banda — about 110 km
• Add a Director Services in Farrukhabad — about 127 km
• Add a Director Services in Sitapur — about 128 km
• Add a Director Services in Etawah — about 134 km
• Add a Director Services in Mainpuri — about 154 km
• Add a Director Services in Shahjahanpur — about 163 km

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