Guess how many companies are registered with RoC!

New Delhi: As many as 15.23 lakh companies are registered with the Registrar of Companies in India, one fifth of which are closed companies, Parliament was informed Tuesday.

As on December 10, total of 15,22,900 companies are registered with the Registrar of Companies, while the number of closed companies stood at 2,81,973, Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

State-wise, Delhi has the largest number of closed companies at 48,040. West Bengal stood second at 45,340 and Maharashtra at the third slot with 43,755 closed companies.

To a question on steps taken by the government to identify the number of non-functional companies which continue to be on the records of the government, Jaitley said: "The ministry had from time to time come out with Easy Exit Schemes to enable such companies which are not carrying on business or in operation, to apply for and get their names removed from the register."

He added that as many as 2,49,263 companies have been included in the list of "strike off" companies - those which have not been carrying on business or are not in operation.