Number of Defunct and Inactive Companies as Existing in the Registers of Government

Last updated: 29 July 2010

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.