New 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

*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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