A total number of 28,52,449 companies were registered in the country as on 31st March 2025, of which 65% (18,50,932) companies stands active. There is increase of 0.14% in the total proportion of active companies w.r.t registered companies when compared to February 2025.
During the FY 2024-25 (i.e., from 1st April, 2024 to 31st March, 2025), a total of 1,81,135 companies were registered with the collective Paid Up capital of Rs 28,020.23 crore. Out of them 1,79,199 companies were registered as Companies Limited by Shares with paid up capital of Rs. 28,017.01 crores; 1,936 companies Limited by Guarantees with Paid Up capital of Rs. 3.23 crores. It is observed that 22% of companies were registered with the Paid-Up capital of less than 1 lakh during the year.
Distribution of Active
Companies as on 31st March 2025
State-wise Distribution of Active Companies
as on 31st March 2025
S.
No.
Economic Activity
Private
Public
Total
Number
Paid Up
Capital
Number
Paid Up
Capital
Number
Paid Up
Capital
I
Agriculture and Allied Activities
83,688
32,714.69
2,387
23,296.73
86,075
56,011.42
II
Industry
5,15,897
11,21,219.89
25,246
21,83,574.78
5,41,143
33,04,794.68
1
Manufacturing
3,42,432
7,26,702.68
18,281
9,60,427.30
3,60,713
16,87,129.98
I
Metals & Chemicals, and products thereof
1,15,633
2,83,615.86
7,895
2,93,681.23
1,23,528
5,77,297.09
Ii
Machinery & Equipments
81,554
2,99,435.28
3,626
5,45,899.92
85,180
8,45,335.20
Iii
Textiles
40,102
38,621.78
2,492
44,791.12
42,594
83,412.90
Iv
Food stuffs
55,115
59,263.95
2,517
48,359.69
57,632
1,07,623.64
V
Paper & Paper products, Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media
19,144
16,207.27
799
11,161.52
19,943
27,368.80
Vi
Others
23,272
21,970.71
583
14,069.78
23,855
36,040.49
Vii
Leather & products thereof
3,957
4,898.37
188
1,305.35
4,145
6,203.71
Viii
Wood Products
3,655
2,689.45
181
1,158.70
3,836
3,848.16
2
Construction
1,35,928
1,82,673.01
4,258
2,52,511.78
1,40,186
4,35,184.78
3
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply companies
23,353
1,69,562.86
1,985
9,13,882.59
25,338
10,83,445.45
4
Mining & Quarrying
14,184
42,281.34
722
56,753.12
14,906
99,034.46
III
Services
11,75,017
12,45,796.82
45,552
15,72,935.17
12,20,569
28,18,731.98
1
Business Services
4,83,844
4,94,299.46
9,503
7,05,265.34
4,93,347
11,99,564.80
2
Trading
2,40,677
2,52,086.05
5,774
74,393.33
2,46,451
3,26,479.39
3
Real Estate and Renting
90,016
1,05,278.65
2,678
40,416.63
92,694
1,45,695.28
4
Community, personal & Social Services
2,36,252
1,01,609.36
5,911
1,77,029.89
2,42,163
2,78,639.24
5
Finance
53,790
1,45,702.36
19,941
3,22,910.73
73,731
4,68,613.09
6
Transport, storage and Communications
69,227
1,43,877.58
1,596
2,01,980.79
70,823
3,45,858.37
7
Insurance
1,211
2,943.36
149
50,938.45
1,360
53,881.81
IV
Others
2,791
3,574.02
354
3,837.22
3,145
7,411.24
Total
17,77,393
24,03,305.43
73,539
37,83,643.90
18,50,932
61,86,949.33