Lok Sabha Question No. 3510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Registered Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3510

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020/ PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## REGISTERED COMPANIES QUESTION

3510. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  companies  registered  in  the  country  with  the Registrar of Companies as on date, State-wise;
- (b)    the number of companies, out of these, which have been closed during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)    the reasons for closure of these companies; and
- (d)  whether the Union Government have taken steps to revive these companies, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS    (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्य मंत्री ( श्रीअनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) and (b): The details of the number of companies registered in the country  with  the  Registrar  of  Companies  as  on  date,  State-wise  are given  in  Annexure-A  and  the  details  of  number  of  companies,  out  of these,  which  have  been  closed  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, State-wise are given in Annexure-B.

(c) and (d):  There are no provisions in the Companies Act to monitor the  reasons  for  closure  of  the  companies  and  revive  under  the  said Act.  However,  there  are  provisions  for  removal  of  the  name  of  the companies Under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 to remove name  of  the  company  from  the  Register  of  Companies  if  it  is  not carrying on any business or operation for a period of 02 immediately preceding  financial  years  and  has  not  made  any  application  within such period for obtaining the status of a dormant company. Besides, some  companies  are  dissolved  by  the  orders  of  the  High  Court  or NCLT.

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Annexure A The number of companies registered in the country with the Registrar of Companies as on date, State-wise:

| Name of Regional Directors   | No. of companies registered as on date   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| NR                           | 571643                                   |
| NER                          | 16412                                    |
| NWR                          | 220061                                   |
| SR                           | 211280                                   |
| SER                          | 272398                                   |
| WR                           | 406634                                   |
| ER                           | 281159                                   |
| Total                        | 19,79,587                                |

Annexure B

## The number of companies, out of these, which have been closed during each of the last three years, State-wise:

| Name of Regional Directors   |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| NR                           |  64469 |  41911 |  22733 |
| NER                          |    286 |    369 |    803 |
| NWR                          |  18560 |  14655 |   8450 |
| SR                           |  29123 |  11754 |   9229 |
| SER                          |  35313 |  21403 |  15032 |
| WR                           |   2871 |  50053 |  46021 |
| ER                           |  12609 |  15133 |  11338 |
| Total                        | 163231 | 155278 | 113606 |

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