Number of Defunct and Inactive Companies as Existing in the Registers of Government
The Government has said that a number of steps have been taken to make the ‘Easy Exit Scheme- 2010’ effective. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, said that the steps include conducting seminars and workshops involving all stakeholders, to sensitize the scheme and advertisements in newspapers, banners, etc. All facilities have been provided to receive the applications and process the same electronically
The Minister also gave the number of defunct and inactive companies as existing in the registers of Government, State-wise as follows:
State |
Companies Count |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
58 |
Andhra Pradesh |
26414 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
141 |
Assam |
1779 |
Bihar |
3611 |
Chandigarh |
2440 |
Chhattisgarh |
376 |
Daman and Diu |
69 |
Delhi |
39831 |
Dadar Nagar Haveli |
61 |
Goa |
1014 |
Gujarat |
15942 |
Himachal Pradesh |
838 |
Haryana |
2854 |
Jharkhand |
1115 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
1206 |
Karnataka |
10954 |
Kerala |
4393 |
Lakshadweep |
2 |
State |
Companies Count |
Maharashtra |
48419 |
Meghalaya |
217 |
Manipur |
131 |
Madhya Pradesh |
1977 |
Mizoram |
23 |
Nagaland |
165 |
Orissa |
1738 |
Punjab |
5705 |
Pondicherry |
414 |
Rajasthan |
3824 |
Tamil Nadu |
24110 |
Tripura |
46 |
Uttar Pradesh |
6676 |
Uttarakhand |
428 |
West Bengal |
6214 |
‘Easy Exit Scheme- 2010’ has a simplified procedure to enable defunct companies to exit from the Register of Companies. The scheme is in operation from 30.5.2010 to 31.8.2010.