Lok Sabha Question No. 5799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Registered Companies in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thiru Arun Nehru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5799 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026 CHAITRA 09, 1948 (SAKA)

## REGISTERED COMPANIES IN TAMIL NADU

5799. SHRI THIRU ARUN NEHRU :

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of new companies registered in Tamil Nadu under the Companies Act, 2013 during the Financial Year 2025-26 (April 2025 to March 2026), district-wise;
- (b) the distribution of these registrations in the said State, sector-wise, including start-ups in emerging areas such as IT, biotechnology, agritech, manufacturing, renewable energy and services; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  maintains  data  on  start-ups  specifically recognised under the Start-up India initiative that were registered in Tamil Nadu during FY 2025-26 and if so, the details thereof, district-wise, including benefits availed by them?

## 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) : 16,122 new companies have been incorporated in Tamil Nadu under the Companies Act, 2013 during the Financial Year 2025-26 (April 2025 to 15 TH   March  2026).  The  district-wise  and  sector-wise  distribution  of  these companies is at annexure A.

(c) : Yes, 2,809 entities were recognised as startups in Tamil Nadu during FY 2025 -26  (as  on  31st  Jan  2026).  The  district-wise  number  of  recognised startups is placed at Annexure B.

Under Startup India initiative, the Government is implementing three flagship Schemes, Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) to provide funding opportunities and support startups across sectors at various stages of their business cycle. FFS  has  been  established  to  catalyze  venture  capital  investments  and  is operationalized by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which provides capital to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which in turn invest in startups. Rs. 15.5 crore  have  been  invested  in  3  startups  from  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  in Financial Year 2025-26 as on 31st January 2026. SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021.  Rs. 8.19 crore have been approved to 63 startups from the State of Tamil Nadu in Financial Year 2025-26 as on 31st January 2026. CGSS is implemented for enabling debt funding to startups through eligible financial institutions. CGSS  is  operationalized  by  the  National  Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1st April 2023. 5 loans amounting to around Rs 3.95 crore have been guaranteed to startup borrower from Tamil Nadu in Financial Year 2025-26 as on 31st January 2026.

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## In reply to Part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5799

| S. No.   | Districts                          | Agric ulture and Allied Activi ties   | Business Services   |   Communi ty, personal & Social Services Constru ction | Electric ity, Gas & Water compan ies   |   Finance |   Insur ance |   Manufac turing |   Mining & Quarry ing |   Real Estate and Renting | Trading   |   Transport, storage and Communic ations |   Grand Total |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|--------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 1.       | Ariyalur                           | 1 6                                   | 3                   |                                                      0 | 6 1                                    |         0 |            5 |                1 |                     1 |                         3 |           |                                        1 |            28 |
| 2. 3.    | Chennai & Chengalp attu *          | 26 870                                | 985                 |                                                    218 | 122                                    |       109 |            1 |              394 |                    10 |                       194 | 590       |                                      316 |          3835 |
| 4.       | Coimbatore                         | 42                                    | 428 493             |                                                    113 | 310                                    |        99 |            1 |              466 |                     2 |                       103 | 346       |                                      101 |          2504 |
| 5.       | Cuddalore 1                        | 35                                    | 52                  |                                                      9 | 5                                      |        12 |            0 |               22 |                     0 |                         2 | 32        |                                        9 |           179 |
| 6.       | Dharmapuri                         | 2                                     | 19 15               |                                                      3 | 1                                      |        17 |            0 |               14 |                     1 |                         1 | 10        |                                        2 |            85 |
| 7.       | Dindigul                           | 4                                     | 39 32               |                                                     14 | 12                                     |        11 |            0 |               23 |                     1 |                         4 | 27        |                                       10 |           177 |
| 8.       | Erode                              | 15                                    | 87 67               |                                                     24 | 107                                    |        21 |            0 |               91 |                     3 |                         7 | 73        |                                        5 |           500 |
| 9.       | Kallakurichi                       | 0 0                                   | 0                   |                                                      0 | 0                                      |         0 |            0 |                0 |                     0 |                         0 | 0         |                                        0 |             0 |
| 10.      | Kancheepur am                      | 24 695                                | 677                 |                                                    161 | 67                                     |        51 |            1 |              420 |                     2 |                        99 | 343       |                                      168 |          2708 |
| 11.      | Kanniyaku mari                     | 7                                     | 73 71               |                                                     20 | 7                                      |         9 |            0 |               40 |                     0 |                         7 | 47        |                                        7 |           288 |
| 12.      | Karur                              | 1                                     | 16 24               |                                                      6 | 57                                     |        16 |            0 |               13 |                     3 |                         3 | 11        |                                        6 |           156 |
| 13.      | Krishnagiri 11                     | 46                                    | 53                  |                                                     26 | 10                                     |        13 |            0 |               71 |                     5 |                         9 | 51        |                                       18 |           313 |
| 14.      | Madurai 8                          | 111                                   | 137                 |                                                     34 | 20                                     |        16 |            0 |               63 |                     2 |                        23 | 67        |                                       18 |           499 |
| 15. 16.  | Nagapattin am & Mayiladuth urai ** | 3 14                                  | 17                  |                                                      7 | 1                                      |         6 |            0 |                8 |                     1 |                         0 | 7         |                                        4 |            68 |
| 17.      | Namakkal 10                        | 39                                    | 47                  |                                                      9 | 50                                     |         9 |            0 |               37 |                     0 |                         1 | 34        |                                       16 |           252 |
| 18.      | The Nilgiris                       | 5                                     | 7 24                |                                                      4 | 3                                      |         0 |            0 |                4 |                     0 |                         3 | 10        |                                        8 |            68 |
| 19.      | Perambalur                         | 1                                     | 9 8                 |                                                      2 | 4                                      |         1 |            0 |                5 |                     1 |                         1 | 7         |                                        1 |            40 |

## Annexure-A

| S. No.      | Districts                       |   Agric ulture and Allied Activi ties |   Busin ess Servi ces |   Comm unity, person al & Social Servic |   Cons tructi on |   Electri city, Gas & Water compa nies |   FinanceInsura |   nce |   Manu factu ring |   Min ing & Qua rryi ng |   Real Estate and Renting | Trad ing   |   Transpo rt, storage and Commun ications |   Grand Total |
|-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|-------|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 20.         | Pudukkottai                     |                                     4 |                    16 |                                      24 |                6 |                                      2 |               8 |     0 |                16 |                       1 |                         2 | 19         |                                         3 |           101 |
| 21.         | Ramanathap uram                 |                                     9 |                     9 |                                      17 |                4 |                                      0 |               5 |     0 |                12 |                       0 |                         3 | 15         |                                         9 |            83 |
| 22.         | Salem                           |                                    10 |                    76 |                                     102 |               25 |                                     24 |              15 |     0 |                63 |                       3 |                        13 | 70         |                                        13 |           414 |
| 23.         | Sivaganga                       |                                     2 |                    15 |                                      23 |               11 |                                      4 |               7 |     0 |                17 |                       1 |                         2 | 16         |                                         4 |           102 |
| 24.         | Thanjavur                       |                                     5 |                    43 |                                      61 |               12 |                                      5 |              16 |     0 |                24 |                       0 |                         3 | 25         |                                        12 |           206 |
| 25.         | Theni                           |                                     8 |                    14 |                                      23 |                5 |                                      4 |               4 |     0 |                15 |                       0 |                         4 | 16         |                                         6 |            99 |
| 26.         | Tiruchirapp alli                |                                     6 |                    90 |                                     111 |               27 |                                     17 |              30 |     0 |                50 |                       1 |                        22 | 77         |                                        17 |           448 |
| 27. 28.     | Tirunelveli Tenkasi ***         |                                     7 |                    62 |                                      60 |               32 |                                     26 |              10 |     0 |                41 |                       3 |                        12 | 45         |                                        13 |           311 |
| 29.         | Tiruppur                        |                                     0 |                     0 |                                       0 |                0 |                                      0 |               0 |     0 |                 3 |                       0 |                         0 | 0          |                                         0 |             3 |
| 30.         | Tiruvallur                      |                                    17 |                   336 |                                     442 |              129 |                                     49 |              33 |     0 |               261 |                       4 |                        56 | 312        |                                       110 |          1749 |
| 31.         | Tiruvannam alai                 |                                     7 |                    19 |                                      35 |                4 |                                      7 |               5 |     0 |                16 |                       2 |                         4 | 9          |                                         3 |           111 |
| 32.         | Tiruvarur                       |                                     2 |                     7 |                                      13 |                5 |                                      5 |               5 |     0 |                 6 |                       0 |                         1 | 9          |                                         2 |            55 |
| 33.         | Tuticorin / Thoothukudi         |                                     3 |                    24 |                                      25 |               14 |                                     14 |               9 |     0 |                16 |                       1 |                         8 | 35         |                                        34 |           183 |
| 34. 35. 36. | Vellore Ranipet Tirupattur **** |                                     5 |                    53 |                                      64 |               24 |                                     14 |               7 |     0 |                37 |                       1 |                         5 | 39         |                                        11 |           260 |
| 37.         | Villupuram                      |                                     6 |                    28 |                                      33 |                7 |                                      9 |               2 |     0 |                25 |                       2 |                         2 | 21         |                                        10 |           145 |
| 38.         | Virudhunag ar                   |                                     6 |                    33 |                                      30 |                9 |                                     11 |               3 |     0 |                28 |                       0 |                         2 | 24         |                                         6 |           152 |
|             | Grand Total                     |                                   258 |                  3319 |                                    3768 |              964 |                                    973 |             550 |     3 |              2306 |                      51 |                       597 | 239 0      |                                       943 |         16122 |

* Companies Incorporated in Chennai District includes companies in Chengalpattu. ** Companies Incorporated in Nagapattinam District includes companies in Mayiladuthurai. *** Companies Incorporated in Tirunelveli District includes companies in Tenkasi.

- **** Companies Incorporated in Vellore District includes companies in Ranipet and Tirupattur.
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In reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Diary No. 5799

The district-wise number of entities recognised as startups in the State of Tamil Nadu for the financial year 2025 -26  (as on 31st Jan 2026) is as under:

| S. No.   | District        |   No. of entities recognized as startups for FY 2025-26 |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Ariyalur        |                                                       2 |
| 2.       | Chengalpattu    |                                                       0 |
| 3.       | Chennai         |                                                     861 |
| 4.       | Coimbatore      |                                                     398 |
| 5.       | Cuddalore       |                                                      21 |
| 6.       | Dharmapuri      |                                                      17 |
| 7.       | Dindigul        |                                                      29 |
| 8.       | Erode           |                                                      58 |
| 9.       | Kallakurichi    |                                                       0 |
| 10.      | Kancheepuram    |                                                     396 |
| 11.      | Kanniyakumari   |                                                      44 |
| 12.      | Karur           |                                                      19 |
| 13.      | Krishnagiri     |                                                      46 |
| 14.      | Madurai         |                                                      93 |
| 15.      | Mayiladuthurai  |                                                       1 |
| 16.      | Nagapattinam    |                                                      15 |
| 17.      | Namakkal        |                                                      42 |
| 18.      | Perambalur      |                                                       4 |
| 19.      | Pudukkottai     |                                                      15 |
| 20.      | Ramanathapuram  |                                                      13 |
| 21.      | Ranipet         |                                                       5 |
| 22.      | Salem           |                                                      94 |
| 23.      | Sivaganga       |                                                      13 |
| 24.      | Tenkasi         |                                                       3 |
| 25.      | Thanjavur       |                                                      44 |
| 26.      | The Nilgiris    |                                                      10 |
| 27.      | Theni           |                                                      12 |
| 28.      | Thiruvallur     |                                                     232 |
| 29.      | Thiruvarur      |                                                      12 |
| 30.      | Thoothukkudi    |                                                      31 |
| 31.      | Tiruchirappalli |                                                      79 |
| 32.      | Tirunelveli     |                                                      38 |
| 33.      | Tirupathur      |                                                       6 |
| 34.      | Tiruppur        |                                                      51 |
| 35.      | Tiruvannamalai  |                                                      17 |
| 36.      | Vellore         |                                                      39 |
| 37.      | Viluppuram      |                                                      23 |
| 38.      | Virudhunagar    |                                                      26 |
|          | Total           |                                                    2809 |

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Annexure-B