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	1

*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.

Foreign company registration: statewise active counts and fee receipts disclosed for recent financial years under ministry response. The press release provides administrative data on foreign companies operating in India, including the total and State/UT wise number of active foreign companies, State/UT wise counts of foreign company registrations across recent financial years, and amounts collected from foreign companies through registration and service fees, with current year figures reported to a specified cut off date.