Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Foreign companies operating in India
Posted On:
07 APR 2017 6:23PM by PIB Delhi
The number of foreign companies operating in the country as on 31.03.2017 is 3,384. The State/UT-wise number of active foreign companies as on 31.03.2017 is given at Annex-I.
The foreign companies have made their registration with India. The State/UT-wise registration of foreign companies with India during 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 is given at Annex-II.
The amount received from foreign companies through registration and other services fees during the last three financial years and the current financial year is as under:
Sl. No.
|
Financial Year
|
Amount received from foreign companies ( Rs. in Lakhs)
|
1
|
2014-15
|
1,216.08
|
2
|
2015-16
|
1,174.44
|
3
|
2016-17
|
996.18
|
4
|
2017-18*
|
4.62
|
Total
|
3,391.32
|
*As on 05.04.2017
Annexure I
State/UT-wise number of active foreign companies in the country as on 31.03.2017.
|
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
Number
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
53
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
1
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
2
|
|
4
|
Chandigarh
|
2
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
1,484
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
4
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
54
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
263
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
272
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
25
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
8
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
823
|
|
15
|
Odisha
|
8
|
|
16
|
Puducherry
|
3
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
5
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
13
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
212
|
|
20
|
Telangana
|
24
|
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
64
|
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
5
|
|
23
|
West Bengal
|
57
|
|
Total
|
3,384
|
|
Annex-II
State/UT-wise number of registration of foreign companies during the last three financial years and the current year.
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2016-17
|
2017-18*
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
Bihar
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
Delhi
|
42
|
43
|
43
|
1
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
Haryana
|
15
|
18
|
24
|
-
|
7
|
Karnataka
|
19
|
16
|
15
|
-
|
8
|
Kerala
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
9
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
10
|
Maharashtra
|
46
|
43
|
52
|
-
|
11
|
Odisha
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
Punjab
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
13
|
Rajasthan
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
14
|
Tamil Nadu
|
12
|
7
|
11
|
-
|
15
|
Telangana
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
16
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
-
|
17
|
Uttarakhand
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
18
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
Total
|
157
|
149
|
161
|
1
|
*As on 05.04.2017
This was stated by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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