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Director Identification Number (DIN) is a unique identification number given to an existing or a potential Director of any company which is incorporated. DIN came into existence after the insertion of the section 266A & 266B of the Companies Act, 1956 (as amended vide Act No 23 of 2006).
It is an 8-digit unique identification number which has a lifetime validity. Through DIN, details of the directors are maintained in a database.
It is done do keep a database of the directors of the incorporated companies ad to keep complete information about the directors.

DIN is specific to a person, which means even if he is a director in 2 or more companies, he has to obtain only 1 DIN. And if he leaves a company and joins some other, the same DIN would work in the other company as well.

== Where is DIN used? ==

Whenever a return, an application or any information related to a company will be submitted under any law, the director signing such return, application or information will mention his DIN underneath his signature.

== How to apply for DIN and relevant forms? ==

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India has an online portal where one can apply for DIN:

http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/applyfordin.html

== FAQ ==

Here is the list of the Frquently asked questions on DIN as released by the MCA online portal, India:

http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/dinprocess.html

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