Lok Sabha Question No. 1549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Tracking of Investment Trends in IT Sector
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms Kangna Ranaut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1549 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, February 9, 2026/ Magha 20, 1947 (Saka)

## Tracking of Investment Trends in IT Sector QUESTION

1549. Ms Kangna Ranaut:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government, through statutory filings and databases maintained under the Companies Act, tracks trends in investments and capital formation in the  Information  Technology  (IT)  and  IT-enabled  services  sector  during  recent years and if so, the broad year-wise trends observed during the last five financial years;
- (b)  whether similar  tracking of  incorporations,  capital raising  and  investment activity is available for companies engaged in the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing ecosystem, including fabrication, ATMP/OSAT (Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging/Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) design and packaging; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## 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)(b)&(c)  The  Ministry  does  not  track  the  trend  of  investment  and  capital formation made by companies under the Companies Act, 2013. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has been operating end-to-end e-Governance MCA-21 Project for registry and company incorporation related services. The stakeholders  file  the  e-forms,  statutory  annual  returns  including  financial statements on the MCA21 portal under various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013  and  rules  made  thereunder.  During  the  last  five  years,  the  number  of companies  incorporated  in  Information  Technology,  IT-enabled  sector  and companies  engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of  Semi-conductor      and  electrical sector are at Annexure.

Refer to Para (a)(b)&(c) of the Lok Saba Unstarred Question no. 1549 on Tracking of Investment Trends in IT Sector (based on the filings by com panies for the Financial Year)

| Financial Year *   | Information Technology & IT Enabled Sector Companies   | Manufacturing of Semiconductor and Electrical Sector Companies   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21            | 20,509                                                 | 5,641                                                            |
| 2021-22            | 23,543                                                 | 6,100                                                            |
| 2022-23            | 22,939                                                 | 6,008                                                            |
| 2023-24            | 24,070                                                 | 5,562                                                            |
| 2024-25            | 23,599                                                 | 5,441                                                            |

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