The total number of companies and Limited
Liability Partnership (LLPs) registered in West Bengal till 30.06.2014 are 1,82,417
and 1,168 respectively. The number of such companies and LLPs registered during
the last three years is given in the table below.
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Table: No. of Companies and LLPs registered in
West Bengal, year-wise
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S. No.
|
Year
|
Companies
|
LLPs
|
|
1.
|
2011-12
|
17698
|
187
|
|
2.
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2012-13
|
12398
|
243
|
|
3.
|
2013-14
|
9939
|
461
|
|
4.
|
2014-15
(till 30.06.2014)
|
577
|
121
|
On the basis of
complaints received alleging misappropriation of funds collected from public by
certain companies in West Bengal, the Ministry has ordered investigation u/s
235 of the Companies Act, 1956 into the affairs of 63 companies.
This information was given by Smt. Nirmala
Sitharaman, MoS in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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