Lok Sabha Question No. 3520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Relocation of Registered Office by Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3520 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 11 th  August, 2025

'Relocation of Registered Office by Companies'.

3520 # Shri Bapi Haldar:

Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  details  of  the  number  of  companies  that  had  their registered office in the State of West Bengal during the last fifteen years, year-wise; and
- (b)      the  details  of  the  number  of  companies  that  either relocated  their  registered  office  from  West  Bengal  or  new registration of registered office in the State of West Bengal during the last five financial years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

(Shri Harsh Malhotra)

- (a) The  details  of  the  number  of  companies  having registered  office  in  West  Bengal  during  the  last  fifteen years is at AnnexureA.
- (b) The details of the number of companies incorporatedand relocated out of West Bengal during the last five financial years is at AnnexureB.

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## Annexure - A

Companies having registered office in West Bengal

| Year                | No. of companies registered   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| As on 31 March 2010 | 1,21,496                      |
| As on 31 March 2011 | 1,37,156                      |
| As on 31 March 2012 | 1,54,470                      |
| As on 31 March 2013 | 1,66,802                      |
| As on 31 March 2014 | 1,76,669                      |
| As on 31 March 2015 | 1,80,816                      |
| As on 31 March 2016 | 1,85,271                      |
| As on 31 March 2017 | 1,90,022                      |
| As on 31 March 2018 | 1,94,906                      |
| As on 31 March 2019 | 2,00,626                      |
| As on 31 March 2020 | 2,06,305                      |
| As on 31 March 2021 | 2,13,504                      |
| As on 31 March 2022 | 2,21,873                      |
| As on 31 March 2023 | 2,29,844                      |
| As on 31 March 2024 | 2,38,526                      |
| As on 31 March 2025 | 2,46,879                      |
| As on 31 July 2025  | 2,50,343                      |

Annexure -B Companies  incorporated  and  relocated  from  West  Bengal  in

## last five years :

| Year                         | Number of incorporated Bengal   | Companies Number   | Companies Number   | of                                                                                  |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                              |                                 | in                 | West               | Companies who have shifted their registered office from West Bengal to other States |
| 2020-2021                    | 7,197                           | 7,197              | 7,197              | 306                                                                                 |
| 2021-2022                    | 8,365                           | 8,365              | 8,365              | 273                                                                                 |
| 2022-2023                    | 7,978                           | 7,978              | 7,978              | 270                                                                                 |
| 2023-2024                    | 8,683                           | 8,683              | 8,683              | 371                                                                                 |
| 2024-2025                    | 8,353                           | 8,353              | 8,353              | 366                                                                                 |
| 2025-2026 (up to 31.07.2025) | 3,464                           | 3,464              | 3,464              | 156                                                                                 |