GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3592
ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021
ONE PERSON COMPANY
QUESTION
- SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of registered company as One Person Company (OPC) in India during the current year, State-wise;
(b) the number of the said companies out of them which have been registered by the NRIs;
(c) whether some of OPC have changed their identity as Public or Private company during the current year as per the flexibility given by the present Government; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]
(a): During the current year (from 01.01.2021 to 10.12.2021) total 9781 number of One Person Companies (OPCs) were registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the state wise details of these companies are as under:
State and Union Territory | Number of OPCs |
Maharashtra | 1603 |
Uttar Pradesh | 1051 |
Delhi | 925 |
Karnataka | 886 |
Tamil Nadu | 737 |
Telangana | 618 |
West Bengal | 508 |
Haryana | 471 |
Bihar | 384 |
Gujarat | 360 |
Kerala | 333 |
Andhra Pradesh | 312 |
Rajasthan | 277 |
Orissa | 227 |
Madhya Pradesh | 206 |
Jharkhand | 141 |
Assam | 133 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 106 |
Punjab | 100 |
Uttarakhand | 96 |
Chattisgarh | 84 |
Himachal Pradesh | 53 |
Goa | 45 |
Chandigarh | 42 |
Manipur | 20 |
Tripura | 17 |
Andaman & Nicobar | 12 |
Pondicherry | 11 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 6 |
Meghalaya | 6 |
Nagaland | 5 |
Ladakh | 3 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2 |
Mizoram | 1 |
Grand Total | 9781 |
(b): No information for OPCs registered by NRIs is available separately.
(c) and (d): Total 239 number of OPCs have converted into public or private companies during the current year.