Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Registered Companies with RoC
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1043 ANSWERED ON 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2015 [AGRAHAYANA 13, 1937 (SAKA)]

## REGISTERED COMPANIES WITH ROC

## QUESTION

1043. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  companies  registered  with  the  Registrar  of Companies (RoC) as on date along with the number of companies which have  closed  down  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise
- (b)  the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  identify  those companies which are not functional but their names are on Government record;
- (c) whether the number of old/defunct companies has increased in the country during the last three years, if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government proposes any 'Sulabh Bahirgaman Yojana' for  delisting  the  names  of  old  companies  by  RoC,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reaction of the companies thereto; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  registration  process stringent so that only those companies which are genuine can register themselves with the RoC, if so, the details thereof along with the other steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  bring  all  companies  under  the provisions of the Company Act?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS             (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(a) Companies registered with Registrar of Companies (ROCs), State/UTwise as on 26.11.2015 is at Annexure - I. Number of closed companies, State/UT-wise during the last three years and current financial year is at Annexure - II.

(b)  to  (d):-  Section  560  of  the  Companies  Act,  1956  (corresponding provision  in  Companies  Act,  2013  is  Section  248,  which  is  not  yet notified) provides for striking off the names of those companies which have not been carrying on business or not in operation, if the Registrar of  Companies  has  a  reason  to  believe  so,  after  following  prescribed procedure.   The Ministry had from time to time come out with Easy Exit Schemes to enable such companies which are not carrying on business or  in  operation,  to  apply  for  and  get  their  names  removed  from  the register.   The Ministry had also introduced a Fast Track Exit Scheme for  defunct  companies  to  approach  the  Registrar  of  Companies  from time  to  time  for  striking  off  their  names.  As  the  scheme  is  still continuing,  no  separate/new  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  the Ministry.    The number of companies which have been struck off from the register of companies during the years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 04.11.2015) are given in Annexure-III.

(e)  The  Government  has  already  brought  out  several  changes  in  the registration process such as (i) the requirement for obtaining Director Identification Number by all Directors,   (ii) verification of the address of  registered  office  by  obtaining  supporting  documents,  and      (iii) certification  by  a  Company  Secretary,  Chartered  Accountant,  Cost Accountant  or  Advocate  who,  are  required  to  personally  visit  the registered  office  and  verify  its  existence.  Detailed  rules  have  been prescribed  in  Companies  (Incorporation)  Rules,  2014  in  this  regard. Further, it is stated that while Companies Act, 2013 (Chapter XXI, PartI) provides for registration of unregistered bodies, it does not mandate for all unregistered bodies/companies to be registered under the said Act.

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## Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1043 for 04.12.2015

Number of Companies registered, State/UT-wise, as on 26.11.2015

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    |   Number of Companies |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                   278 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh              |                 22566 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh           |                   507 |
| 4.        | Assam                       |                  9568 |
| 5.        | Bihar                       |                 21129 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                  |                 13091 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                |                  7780 |
| 8.        | Daman and Diu               |                   309 |
| 9.        | Delhi                       |                282539 |
| 10.       | Dadar Nagar Haveli          |                   455 |
| 11.       | Goa                         |                  7495 |
| 12.       | Gujarat                     |                 83804 |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh            |                  4916 |
| 14.       | Haryana                     |                 28522 |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                   |                  9476 |
| 16.       | Jammu and Kashmir           |                  4246 |
| 17.       | Karnataka                   |                 83454 |
| 18.       | Kerala                      |                 39500 |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                 |                    12 |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                 |                307838 |
| 21.       | Meghalaya                   |                  1001 |
| 22.       | Manipur                     |                   462 |
| 23.       | Madhya Pradesh              |                 30828 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                     |                   104 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                    |                   503 |
| 26.       | Orissa                      |                 19213 |
| 27.       | Punjab                      |                 26823 |
| 28.       | Pondicherry                 |                  2977 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                   |                 47318 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                      |                     0 |
| 31.       | Telangana                   |                 80702 |
| 32.       | Tamil Nadu                  |                118962 |
| 33.       | Tripura                     |                   350 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh               |                 70125 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                 |                  5013 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                 |                187970 |
| Total     | Total                       |               1519836 |

## Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1043 for 04.12.2015

## Number of closed companies, State/UT-wise

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                 |   Year 2012-13 |   Year 2013-14 |   Year 2014-15 |   Year 2015-16 (upto 26.11.2015) |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |              0 |              2 |              0 |                                0 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh           |             36 |            287 |            481 |                              181 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |              9 |             11 |              0 |                                2 |
|         4 | Assam                    |            118 |            193 |             29 |                               44 |
|         5 | Bihar                    |             26 |              3 |            115 |                              191 |
|         6 | Chandigarh               |            464 |            110 |            359 |                              145 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh             |             22 |             16 |             46 |                               40 |
|         8 | Daman and Diu            |              0 |              3 |              1 |                                2 |
|         9 | Delhi                    |           2012 |           1726 |           3098 |                             2900 |
|        10 | Dadar Nagar Haveli       |              0 |              2 |              6 |                                4 |
|        11 | Goa                      |             48 |            105 |             73 |                               43 |
|        12 | Gujarat                  |            342 |            619 |            739 |                              867 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh         |            144 |             25 |             36 |                              107 |
|        14 | Haryana                  |            144 |            146 |            244 |                              306 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                |             15 |              0 |             35 |                              135 |
|        16 | Jammu and Kashmir        |             14 |             10 |             35 |                               23 |
|        17 | Karnataka                |             63 |            920 |           1005 |                              665 |
|        18 | Kerala                   |            259 |            332 |            329 |                              382 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep              |              0 |              0 |              0 |                                0 |
|        20 | Maharashtra              |           2018 |           2188 |           2846 |                             2118 |
|        21 | Meghalaya                |             19 |             16 |              5 |                                4 |
|        22 | Manipur                  |              5 |              3 |              0 |                                1 |
|        23 | Madhya Pradesh           |            147 |            237 |            206 |                              371 |
|        24 | Mizoram                  |             10 |              7 |              0 |                                0 |
|        25 | Nagaland                 |             12 |             10 |              0 |                                3 |
|        26 | Orissa                   |           1182 |            221 |            415 |                               52 |
|        27 | Punjab                   |           1098 |            136 |            586 |                              205 |
|        28 | Pondicherry              |             16 |             18 |             16 |                               24 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                |            195 |            300 |            852 |                              685 |
|        30 | Sikkim                   |              0 |              0 |              0 |                                0 |
|        31 | Telangana                |              0 |              0 |           6923 |                              704 |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu               |           1367 |           1192 |           1031 |                             1079 |
|        33 | Tripura                  |             10 |             11 |              2 |                                2 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh            |            200 |            173 |            553 |                              996 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand              |              3 |              0 |             90 |                               38 |
|        36 | West Bengal              |           4562 |           1796 |           1869 |                             1611 |

## Annexure -III

## Annexure referred to in Part (b) to (d) of the Answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1043 for 04.12.2015

Number of companies struck off, State/UT-wise

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                 |   Year 2012-13 |   Year 2013-14 |   Year 2014-15 |   Year 2015-16 (upto 04.11.2015) |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |              0 |              2 |              0 |                                0 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh           |             13 |            251 |            268 |                                1 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |              2 |             11 |              0 |                                1 |
|         4 | Assam                    |             71 |            190 |             25 |                               31 |
|         5 | Bihar                    |             25 |              3 |            133 |                              157 |
|         6 | Chandigarh               |            364 |            107 |            337 |                              120 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh             |              4 |             20 |             28 |                                0 |
|         8 | Daman and Diu            |              0 |              2 |              0 |                                0 |
|         9 | Delhi                    |           1307 |           1050 |           2020 |                             1719 |
|        10 | Dadar Nagar Haveli       |              0 |              1 |              4 |                                4 |
|        11 | Goa                      |             22 |             86 |             50 |                                0 |
|        12 | Gujarat                  |            367 |            367 |            462 |                              662 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh         |            146 |             35 |             21 |                               94 |
|        14 | Haryana                  |             96 |            123 |            195 |                              207 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                |             11 |              0 |            100 |                               57 |
|        16 | Jammu and Kashmir        |              5 |             19 |             25 |                                0 |
|        17 | Karnataka                |            219 |            634 |            829 |                              587 |
|        18 | Kerala                   |            253 |            319 |            321 |                              361 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep              |              0 |              0 |              0 |                                0 |
|        20 | Maharashtra              |           1131 |           1356 |           1756 |                              890 |
|        21 | Meghalaya                |             14 |             15 |              4 |                                3 |
|        22 | Manipur                  |              4 |              3 |              0 |                                0 |
|        23 | Madhya Pradesh           |              0 |            245 |            194 |                              286 |
|        24 | Mizoram                  |              1 |              7 |              0 |                                0 |
|        25 | Nagaland                 |              8 |             10 |              0 |                                3 |
|        26 | Orissa                   |           1248 |            226 |            431 |                               46 |
|        27 | Punjab                   |            771 |            145 |            558 |                              171 |
|        28 | Pondicherry              |             13 |             17 |             20 |                                7 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                |            166 |            266 |            569 |                              548 |
|        30 | Sikkim                   |              0 |              0 |              0 |                                0 |
|        31 | Telangana                |            111 |            554 |             90 |                                0 |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu               |            695 |            932 |           1017 |                              450 |
|        33 | Tripura                  |              7 |             11 |              2 |                                2 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh            |            154 |            433 |            693 |                              412 |

| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |     0 |    0 |    84 |   33 |
|-------|---------------|-------|------|-------|------|
| 36.   | West Bengal   |  3880 | 1662 |  1147 |  725 |
| Total | Total         | 11108 | 9102 | 11383 | 7577 |

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