Monthly Information Bulletin on Corporate Sector, Aug, 2021
In force — no superseding record on file.
Monthly Information Bulletin on Corporate Sector
August 2021
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi-110001.
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HIGHLIGHTS
I. REGISTERED COMPANIES AS ON 31st AUGUST, 2021
The total number of companies registered in the country as on 31st August, 2021 stood at 2216315. Of them 770262 companies were closed. 2295 companies were assigned dormant status as per the Companies Act, 2013; 6924 were under liquidation; 37015 companies were in the process of being struck-off. Active in progress status is now invalid and companies under this category, lies under Active Status. Taking the above into account, there were 1399819 active companies as on 31st August, 2021.
Out of the 770262 closed companies, 11107 companies were liquidated/dissolved; 710564 companies were declared defunct (and hence struck-off after issuance of notice u/s 248). 27763 companies were amalgamated/ merged with other companies; 15953 companies were converted to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and 4875 were converted to LLP and dissolved. Table-1.1 presents the summary picture of companies count as on 31st August, 2021.
Out of the 1399819 active companies, 1390730 were limited by shares; 8782 were limited by guarantee and 307 were unlimited companies. Out of the companies limited by shares, 66751 were public, 1283632 were private including 40347 one person companies. Among the public limited companies, 6747 were listed (Table 1.2).
panies. Out of the companies limited by shares, 66751 were public, 1283632 were private including 40347 one person companies. Among the public limited companies, 6747 were listed (Table 1.2).
State/UT-wise distribution of registered companies indicates that Maharashtra has the highest number of companies (433974), followed by Delhi (368928) and West Bengal (217062). Amongst ‘Active Companies’, Maharashtra has the maximum number of active companies (270687), followed by Delhi (221166) and West Bengal (134725) as on 31st August, 2021. (Table-1.3).
Economic-activity wise classification of active companies reveals that highest number of companies were in Business Services (439324) followed by Manufacturing (283247), Trading (178918) and Community, Personal and Social Services (114664). Business Services comprise of Information Technology, Research & Development and other business activities such as law, audit & accounts and consultancy, etc. (Table-1.4 and Chart 1.1).
(114664). Business Services comprise of Information Technology, Research & Development and other business activities such as law, audit & accounts and consultancy, etc. (Table-1.4 and Chart 1.1).
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‘M&Q’ is Mining & Quarrying, ‘TS&C’ is Transport, Storage and Communication, and ‘CP&S is Community, Personal & Social Services, ‘RE&R’ is Real Estate and Renting, ’EG&W’, is Electricity Gas & Water. 13,889 active companies (Others) are having invalid Economic Activity (NIC-2004) Code.
II. ONE PERSON COMPANY
Up to 31st August, 2021, a total number of 40347 One Person Companies (OPCs) were registered with collective authorized capital of Rs. 1,322.43 crore. Economic activity wise classification of OPCs up to 31st August reveals that the highest number of OPCs were in Business Services (20159) followed by Manufacturing (5169), Community, Personal & Social Services (5061), and Trading (4817) (Chart 2.1). During the month of August 2021, a total of 797 OPC were registered with authorized capital of Rs. 28.98 crore. Economic activity wise classification of OPC during the month reveals that highest number of 312 OPCs were registered in Business Services, followed by 136 in Manufacturing, 119 in Trading and 99 in Community, personal & Social Services. (Table 2.1).
‘TS&C’ is Transport, Storage and Communication, ‘CP&S’ is ‘Community, personal & Social Services’, ’RE&R’ is Real Estate and Renting.
ty, personal & Social Services. (Table 2.1).
‘TS&C’ is Transport, Storage and Communication, ‘CP&S’ is ‘Community, personal & Social Services’, ’RE&R’ is Real Estate and Renting.
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III. TREND OF REGISTRATION OF NEW COMPANIES
- An analysis of registration of new companies during August 2019 to August 2021 indicates that monthly registration of companies has increased after hitting lowest of 3209 Companies in April 2020 (Chart 3.1). A total of 13290 companies were registered in August, 2021 as compared to 16389 in August 2020. A decrease (14.25%) in registration of companies has been witnessed in August 2021 over the previous month (Table 3.1).
IV. REGISTRATION OF NEW COMPANIES DURING AUGUST, 2021
During the month of August 2021, a total of 13290 companies were registered with collective authorized capital of Rs. 96,873.51 crore. Of them 13198 companies were registered as Companies Limited by Shares with authorized capital of Rs. 96,873.39 crore; (Table-4.1).
Economic-activity wise classification of companies registered during August 2021 (Table-4.2 and Chart 4.1) reveals that the predominant share of companies is in Business Services (3350) followed by Manufacturing (2732), Community, personal & Social Services (1833), Trading (1536) and Agriculture and Allied Activities (1334).
inant share of companies is in Business Services (3350) followed by Manufacturing (2732), Community, personal & Social Services (1833), Trading (1536) and Agriculture and Allied Activities (1334).
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‘EG&W’ is Electricity, Gas and Water, ‘TS&C’ is Transport, Storage and Communication, ‘CP&S’ is Community, personal & Social Services, ’RE&R’ is Real Estate and Renting.
During August, 2021, 2345 (17.64%) companies were registered in Maharashtra, followed by 1487 (11.19%) in Uttar Pradesh and 1301 (9.79%) in Delhi. (Table-4.3)
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Table 1.1 Summary Statement on Companies in India as on 31st August, 2021
Companies Registered as on 31st August, 2021
2216315
1
Number of Closed Companies
770262
i
No. of Companies Liquidated/Dissolved
11107
ii
No. of Companies Defunct/ Struck-off (Section 248 of CA, 2013)
710564
iii
No. of Companies Amalgamated/merged
27763
iv
No. of Companies Converted to LLP
15953
v
No. of Companies Converted to LLP and dissolved
4875
2
Number of Companies lying dormant u/s 455 of Companies Act, 2013
2295
3
Number of Companies under Liquidation
6924
4
Number of Companies which are under the process of Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013
37015
5
Number of Active companies
1399819
Of which
Companies Limited by Shares 1390730 Companies Limited by Guarantees 8782 Unlimited Companies 307
Table 1.2 : Active Companies Limited by Shares as on 31st August, 2021 Sl. No.
Companies Limited by Shares 1390730 Companies Limited by Guarantees 8782 Unlimited Companies 307
Table 1.2 : Active Companies Limited by Shares as on 31st August, 2021
Sl.
No.
Companies Limited by Shares
Government
Non-
Government
Total
1
Public Limited
1515
65236
66751
Of which-
i
Listed
80
6667
6747
ii
Unlisted
1435
58569
60004
2
Private Limited
621
1283011
1283632
Of which
One Person Company
-
40347
40347
Total
2136
1388594
1390730
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Table 1.3: State/UT-wise Status of Companies Registered as on 31st August, 2021 Sl. No. State Registered Closed Dormant u/s 455 of CA, 2- 13 Under Liquidation Under Struck- off Active 1 Andaman & Nicobar 543 122 3
6 412 2 Andhra Pradesh 38022 11043 31 52 1928 24968 3 Arunachal Pradesh 715 304
1 7 403 4 Assam 13880 3824 1 14 87 9954 5 Bihar 44342 8966 25 41 3541 31769 6 Chandigarh 15843 7879 11 64 127 7762 7 Chattisgarh 12764 3191 20 6 44 9503 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 618 142
12 464 9 Daman and Diu 411 108
4 37 262 10 Delhi 368928 141116 307 899 5440 221166 11 Goa 9583 3927 17 13 686 4940 12 Gujarat 117964 38181 52 583 3814 75334 13 Haryana 62566 14550 80 81 1007 46848 14 Himachal Pradesh 7544 2935 7 20 134 4448 15 Jammu & Kashmir 7236 2615 2 18 98 4503 16 Jharkhand 18088 3726 9 13 843 13497 17 Karnataka 143934 46694 141 620 2060 94419 18 Kerala 64960 22133 194 300
7 20 134 4448 15 Jammu & Kashmir 7236 2615 2 18 98 4503 16 Jharkhand 18088 3726 9 13 843 13497 17 Karnataka 143934 46694 141 620 2060 94419 18 Kerala 64960 22133 194 300 176 42157 19 Lakshadweep 27 7
20 20 Leh and Ladakh 72 18
54 21 Madhya Pradesh 47609 16802 31 94 264 30418 22 Maharashtra 433974 155692 352 2006 5237 270687 23 Manipur 1339 217 2
9 1111 24 Meghalaya 1128 442 1 1 22 662 25 Mizoram 227 67
2 158 26 Nagaland 687 325 1 1 4 356 27 Orissa 31725 10269 171 37 246 21002 28 Pondicherry 3504 1946 2 7 19 1530 29 Punjab 35694 15467 21 134 258 19814 30 Rajasthan 69804 24264 30 94 318 45098 31 Sikkim 2
2 32 Tamil Nadu 164916 70016 184 443 2374 91899 33 Telangana 127860 46934 68 263 1616 78979 34 Tripura 850 152 1
7 690 35 Uttar Pradesh 140878 37239 94 219 1650 101676 36 Uttarakhand 11016 2185 7 16 679 8129 37 West Bengal 217062 76764 430 880 4263 134725 Total
2216315
770262
2295
6924
37015
1399819
78 37239 94 219 1650 101676 36 Uttarakhand 11016 2185 7 16 679 8129 37 West Bengal 217062 76764 430 880 4263 134725 Total
2216315
770262
2295
6924
37015
1399819
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Table 1.4: Economic Activity-wise Active Companies as on 31st August, 2021 (Authorized Capital in Rs. Crore)
Sl.
No.
Economic Activity
Private
Public
Total
Number
Authorized
Capital
Number
Authorized
Capital
Number
Authorized
Capital
I
Agriculture and Allied Activities
50903
30,248.61
2297
36,960.91
53200
67,209.52
II
Industry
400441
1,259,343.66
24215
3,119,325.91
424656
4,378,669.57
1
Manufacturing
265580
735,669.47
17667
1,236,866.11
283247
1,972,535.58
i
Metals & Chemicals, and products thereof
89716
292,411.99
7641
506,124.00
97357
798,535.99
ii
Machinery & Equipments
61430
285,816.00
3348
585,811.49
64778
871,627.49
iii
Textiles
33611
43,845.00
2565
61,680.48
36176
105,525.49
iv
Food stuffs
42666
67,997.07
2439
46,222.41
45105
114,219.48
v
Paper & Paper products, Publishing, printing and
reproduction of recorded media
16984
16,595.85
819
16,655.44
17803
33,251.29
vi
Others
15130
21,176.37
494
16,937.95
15624
38,114.32
vii
Leather & products thereof
3224
inting and reproduction of recorded media 16984 16,595.85 819 16,655.44 17803 33,251.29 vi Others 15130 21,176.37 494 16,937.95 15624 38,114.32 vii Leather & products thereof 3224 4,011.20 185 1,994.06 3409 6,005.26 viii Wood Products 2819 3,815.99 176 1,440.28 2995 5,256.27 2 Construction 108921 223,334.22 4152 427,511.76 113073 650,845.98 3 Electricity, Gas & Water companies 13960 254,179.33 1689 1,350,575.66 15649 1,604,754.99 4 Mining & Quarrying 11980 46,160.64 707 104,372.38 12687 150,533.02 III Services 867928 1,528,879.21 40295 2,340,212.21 908223 3,869,091.42 1 Business Services 429520 571,842.40 9804 1,098,346.11 439324 1,670,188.51 2 Trading 173262 300,401.16 5656 132,484.69 178918 432,885.86 3 Real Estate and Renting 70810 131,463.36 2631 58,775.52 73441 190,238.89 4 Community, personal & Social Services 110583 111,357.18 4081 165,128.77 114664 276,485.95 5 Finance 40087 225,567.48 16516 501,965.85 56603 727,533.34 6 Transport, storage and Communications 42542 186,400.18 1468 317,382.00 44010 503,782.18 7 Insurance 1124 1,847.43 139 66,129.27 1263 67,976.70 IV Others 11470 48,415.89 2270 155,064.60 13740 203,480.49
Total
1330742
2,866,887.37
69077
5,651,563.64
1399819
8,518,451.01
Table 2.1: Economic Activity-wise One Person Company (Authorized Capital in Rs. Lakh)
Sl. No.
1399819 8,518,451.01
Table 2.1: Economic Activity-wise One Person Company (Authorized Capital in Rs. Lakh)
Sl. No.
Economic Activity
Up to 31.08.2021
During August, 2021
Number
Authorized Capital
Number
Authorized Capital
I
Agriculture and Allied Activities
807
3,198.66
21
84.20
II
Industry
7277
28,618.45
193
863.69
1
Manufacturing
5169
19,296.30
136
577.94
2
Construction
1838
8,082.30
52
266.75
3
Electricity, Gas & Water companies
192
900.55
4
18.00
4
Mining & Quarrying
78
339.30
1
1.00
III
Services
32260
1,00,390.48
583
1,950.46
1
Business Services
20159
57,943.80
312
987.46
2
Community, personal & Social Services
5061
15,521.86
99
333.10
3
Trading
4817
17,547.52
119
450.10
4
Real Estate and Renting
830
4,335.50
21
50.60
5
Transport, storage and Communications
1324
4,226.20
32
129.20
6
Finance
67
795.60
- -
7
Insurance
2
20.00
- -
IV
Others
3
35.00
- -
Total
40347
1,32,242.59
797
2,898.35
7
Insurance
2
20.00
- -
IV
Others
3
35.00
- -
Total
40347
1,32,242.59
797
2,898.35
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Table 3.1: Number of Companies Registered during the months
Month
Public Companies
Private Companies
Total Companies
August, 2019
175
9829
10004
September, 2019
272
8899
9171
October, 2019
308
9625
9933
November, 2019
292
10315
10607
December, 2019
290
11767
12057
January, 2020
365
12384
12749
February, 2020
290
10139
10429
March, 2020
110
5678
5788
April, 2020
96
3113
3209
May, 2020
101
4734
4835
June, 2020
215
10739
10954
July, 2020
317
16170
16487
August, 2020
394
15995
16389
September, 2020
343
16298
16641
October, 2020
384
16323
16707
November, 2020
299
13154
13453
December, 2020
325
14033
14358
January, 2021
243
10681
10924
February, 2021
285
13809
14094
March, 2021
368
16956
17324
April, 2021
264
12290
12554
May, 2021
231
10684
10915
June, 2021
212
12510
12722
July, 2021
315
15184
15499
August, 2021
307
12983
13290
Table 4.1: Registration of New Companies during August, 2021 (Authorized Capital in Rs. Lakh)
Sl.
No.
315
15184
15499
August, 2021
307
12983
13290
Table 4.1: Registration of New Companies during August, 2021 (Authorized Capital in Rs. Lakh)
Sl.
No.
Category
Government
Non-Government
Total
Number
Authorized
Capital
Number
Authorized
Capital
Number
Authorized
Capital
1
Company Limited by
Shares
10
9,120,060.00
13188
567279
13198
9,687,338.59
i
OPC
- -
797
2,898.35
797
2,898.35
ii
Private
3
60.00
12,098
145,030.74
12101
145,090.74
iii
Public
7
9,120,000.00
293
419,349.51
300
9,539,349.51
2
Company Limited by
Guarantee
-
92
12.00
92
12.00
i
Private
- -
85
12.00
85
12.00
ii
Public
- -
7
7
3 Unlimited Company -
i Private - - -
ii Public - -
Total 10
9,120,060.00
13280
567,290.59
13290
9,687,350.59
-
-
ii Public - -
Total 10
9,120,060.00
13280
567,290.59
13290
9,687,350.59
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Table 4.2: Activity-wise New Companies Registered during August, 2021 (Authorized Capital in Rs. Lakh)
Sl.
No.
Economic
Activity
Government
Non-Government
Total
Private
Public
Private
Public
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
I
Agriculture
and Allied
Activities
1331 13621.00
3
110.00
1,334
13,731.00
II
Industry
7
9,120,000.00
3725
59,599.60
30
11,072.00
3762
9,190,671.60
1
Manufacturing
7
9,120,000.00
2702
46,520.65
23
3,902.00
2732
9,170,422.65
i
Metals &
Chemicals, and
products thereof
920
18,249.30
12
2,391.00
932
20,640.30
ii
Machinery &
Equipments
5
8,700,000.00
596
11,575.20
5
1,090.00
606
8,712,665.20
iii
Food stuffs
538
6,358.64
3
205.00
541
6,563.64
iv
Others
205
2,018.79
1
15.00
206
2,033.79
v
Textiles
4
3
205.00
541
6,563.64
iv
Others
205
2,018.79
1
15.00
206
2,033.79
v
Textiles
2
420,000.00
248
6,435.75
1
1.00
251
426,436.75
vi
Paper & Paper
products,
Publishing,
printing and
reproduction of
recorded media
157
1,159.97
1
200.00
158
1,359.97
vii
Leather &
products thereof
26
610.00
26
610.00
viii
Wood Products
12
113.00
12
113.00
2
Construction
843
10,053.75
5
7,150.00
848
17,203.75
3
Electricity, Gas
& Water
Companies
114
2,322.20
2
20.00
116
2,342.20
4
Mining &
Quarrying
66
703.00
66
703.00
III
Services
3
60.00
7924
74,720.49
267
408,167.51
8194
482,947.99
1
Business
Services
3,339
28,443.16
11
111.00
3350
28,554.16
2
Trading
1,530
14,903.56
6
40.50
1536
14,944.06
3
Community,
personal &
Social Services
2
50.00
Trading
1,530
14,903.56
6
40.50
1536
14,944.06
3
Community,
personal &
Social Services
2
50.00
1,809
11,433.07
22
204.00
1833
11,687.07
4
Real Estate and
Renting
499
6,712.90
4
17.00
503
6,729.90
5
Transport,
storage and
Communications
1
10.00
465
3,529.19
1
50.00
467
3,589.19
6
Finance
264
9,010.61
223
407,745.01
487
416,755.62
7
Insurance
18
688.00
18
688.00
Total
3
60.00
7
9,120,000.00
12980
147,941.09
300
419,349.51
13290
9,687,350.59
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Table 4.3: State/UT-wise Registration of Companies during August, 2021 (Authorized Capital in Rs. Lakhs)
Sl.No
State/UT-
Wise
Government
Non-Government
Total
Private
Public
Private
Public
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
State/UT-
Wise
Government
Non-Government
Total
Private
Public
Private
Public
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
No.
Authorized
Capital
1
Andaman &
Nicobar
4 50.00
4 50.00 2 Andhra Pradesh
276 2,057.55 3 34.00 279 2,091.55 3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 131.00
4 131.00 4 Assam
125 1,262.25 2 20.00 127 1,282.25 5 Bihar
499 3,701.70 17 141.00 516 3,842.70 6 Chandigarh
51 312.00 1 1.00 52 313.00 7 Chattisgarh
109 1,639.00 2 20.00 111 1,659.00 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli
3 12.00
3 12.00 9 Daman and Diu
1
1
10 Delhi
1283 24,017.47 18 400,162.00 1301 424,179.47 11 Goa
34 160.60 1 5.00 35 165.60 12 Gujarat
663 6,595.31 12 12,248.00 675 18,843.31 13 Haryana
616 7,304.70 4 40.00 620 7,344.70 14 Himachal Pradesh
62 576.60 1 10.00 63 586.60 15 Jammu & Kashmir
74 1,092.10
74 1,092.10 16 Jharkhand
148 1,329.95 2 20.00 150 1,349.95 17 Karnataka
1031 16,146.21 8 170.00 1039 16,316.21 18 Kerala 1 40.00
455 5,444.70 36 487.51 492 5,972.21 19 Lakshadweep
20 Leh and Ladakh
2 16.00
2 16.00 21 Madhya Pradesh
382 4,628.05 4 40.00 386 4,668.05 22 Maharashtra
2
akshadweep
20 Leh and Ladakh
2 16.00
2 16.00 21 Madhya Pradesh
382 4,628.05 4 40.00 386 4,668.05 22 Maharashtra
2 5,400,000.00 2250 19,201.31 93 3,826.00 2345 5,423,027.31 23 Manipur
11 51.20
11 51.20 24 Meghalaya
4 57.00
4 57.00 25 Mizoram
14 122.00
14 122.00 26 Nagaland
2 16.00
2 16.00 27 Orissa
249 3,445.05
249 3,445.05 28 Pondicherry
15 150.00
15 150.00 29 Punjab
181 962.81 1 5.00 182 967.81 30 Rajasthan
497 2,217.02 20 260.00 517 2,477.02 31 Sikkim
32 Tamil Nadu
1 1,250,000.00 856 10,787.35 12 1,200.00 869 1,261,987.35 33 Telangana 1 10.00
806 8,221.80 3 24.00 810 8,255.80 34 Tripura
19 139.30
19 139.30 35 Uttar Pradesh 1 10.00 3 1,920,000.00 1441 12,802.81 42 455.00 1487 1,933,267.81 36 Uttarakhand
1 550,000.00 119 896.30 4 35.00 124 550,931.30 37 West Bengal
694
12,393.95
14
146.00
708
12,539.95
Total
3
60.00
7
9,120,000.00
12980
147,941.09
300
419,349.51
13290
9,687,350.59
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