Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Industry Status to Real Estate Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 172

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 09, 2016

## INDUSTRY STATUS TO REAL ESTATE SECTOR

No. 172* SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  national  and  international  companies involved  in  the  real  estate  sector  as  on  31.12.2015. State/Union Territory-wise;
- (b) whether any proposal to grant the status of industry to real estate sector is under consideration of the Government; and
- (c) if so, the details and the present status thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (c):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

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## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 172 FOR 09.03.2016  REGARDING INDUSTRY STATUS TO REAL ESTATE SECTOR

- (a): As per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, there are 76,043 active  Indian  companies  and  1  (one)  foreign  company engaged  in  real  estate  sector  in  the  country  as  on 31.12.2015.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  active  Indian and foreign companies engaged in real estate sector is at Annexure.
- (b) & (c):   No such proposal is under consideration.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 172 for 09.03.2016 regarding 'Industry Status to Real Estate Sector'.

Annexure

| State/UT-wise number of active Indian and foreign companies in Real estate Sector in the country as on 31.12.2015   | State/UT-wise number of active Indian and foreign companies in Real estate Sector in the country as on 31.12.2015   | State/UT-wise number of active Indian and foreign companies in Real estate Sector in the country as on 31.12.2015   | State/UT-wise number of active Indian and foreign companies in Real estate Sector in the country as on 31.12.2015   | State/UT-wise number of active Indian and foreign companies in Real estate Sector in the country as on 31.12.2015   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                             | State/UT-wise                                                                                                       | Indian Company                                                                                                      | Foreign Company                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                         | 11                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      | 692                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                   | 693                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                               | 457                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                   | 457                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                               | 514                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                   | 514                                                                                                                 |
| 6 Chandigarh                                                                                                        | 698                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 698                                                                                                                 |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                     | 570                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                   | 570                                                                                                                 |
| Dadar Nagar                                                                                                         | Haveli 9                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 8 9                                                                                                                 |
| Daman and Diu                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 9 1                                                                                                                 |
| Delhi                                                                                                               | 17,431                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 10 17,431                                                                                                           |
| 11 Goa                                                                                                              | 435                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 435                                                                                                                 |
| 12 Gujarat                                                                                                          | 972                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 972                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                             | 2,121                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                   | 2,121                                                                                                               |
| 14 Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 137                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                   | 137                                                                                                                 |
| 15 Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                |                                                                                                                     | 36                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                   | 36                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                           | 371                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                   | 371                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                           | 2,261                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                   | 2,261                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                              | 1,270                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                   | 1,270                                                                                                               |

| 19                 | Madhya Pradesh   | 1,956 -   | 1,956               |
|--------------------|------------------|-----------|---------------------|
| Maharashtra 11,160 | -                | 11,160    | 20                  |
| 4                  | -                | 4         | 21 Manipur          |
| 22 11              | -                | 11        | Meghalaya           |
| 1                  | -                | 1         | 23 Mizoram          |
| 24 3               | -                | 3         | Nagaland            |
| 1,006              | -                | 1,006     | 25 Orissa           |
| 26 27              | -                | 27        | Pondicherry         |
| 27 1,202           | -                | 1,202     | Punjab              |
| 28 3,054           | -                | 3,054     | Rajasthan           |
| 29 3,004           | -                | 3,004     | Tamil Nadu          |
| 30 2,211           | -                | 2,211     | Telangana           |
| Tripura 10         | -                | 10        | 31                  |
| 32                 | -                | 7,136     | Uttar Pradesh 7,136 |
| 33                 | 253              | - 253     | Uttarakhand         |
| West Bengal        | -                | 17,010    | 34 17,010           |
| Grand Total 76,043 | 1                |           | 76,044              |

Foreign  Company  is  any  company  or  body  corporate  incorporated outside  India  which  has  a  place  of  business  in  India  whether  by itself  or  through  an  agent,  physically  or  through  electronic  mode; and conducts any business activity in India in any other manner as defined in Section 2(42) of the Companies Act, 2013.