The vast repository of corporate data contained within the corporate affairs ministry’s MCA-21 registry will be available for research and studies into corporate governance and other related topics.

The ministry has invited proposals for funding up to Rs 50 lakh for research in various topics from integration of the MCA-21 database with other databases to a corporate governance index (CGI) and more, in a notification on Wednesday.

Corporate affairs secretary Injeti Srinivas, co ..