The 31 July CCTS Deadline Has Passed

For many obligated entities, a reported filing date has now passed, and the question shifts from whether they were ready to what happens to them next. Sustainability managers, auditors and consultants are all asking the same question from their leadership teams.

This is the first time India's carbon market has gone through this date, so there is no earlier cycle to check the process against. Every step that follows is being watched closely, since it sets the template for future compliance years.

This guide explains what the first CCTS compliance date marked, what happens next for entities that filed, and what is reported to happen to entities that did not.

The date in question is the reported deadline for submitting Form A, the GHG emissions performance report, to BEE and the State Designated Agency, backed by ACVA verification, for the FY 2025-26 compliance year.

It is not the final step in the process. It is the submission point that triggers verification and review, not the point at which Carbon Credit Certificates are issued.

The date matters because it sets the starting position for the rest of the cycle. A late or incomplete filing changes what happens next for that entity, even before verification begins, since the review process treats an unverified filing differently from a verified one from the outset.

The date was a submission point, not an outcome. What happens to any entity now depends on whether it filed, and on what verification and BEE's review find.

Confirm your entity's actual filing and verification status this week, rather than assuming the date passing was itself the compliance event.