Question : FOREIGN COMPANIES IN INDIA



(a) the number of foreign companies operating in each State/UT, country-wise;

(b) whether the foreign companies are increasing in numbers during the last three years ; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF COMPANY AFFAIRS (PREM CHAND GUPTA)

(a) The number of foreign companies operating in each State/UT, country-wise is at Annexure.

(b) Yes, Sir.

(c) The details of foreign companies at work during last three years are as follows:

Companies at work	(% increase over previous year )
As on 31st March 2002 : 1285 (12.6 %) As on 31st March 2003 : 1497 (16.5%) As on 31st March 2004 : 1654 (10.5%)


Annexure

Distribution of foreign companies operating in each State/UT,country-wise as on 30.09.2004
U.K	USA	Japan	France	Germany	Italy	Canada	Hong	Paki-	Bang-	Nethe-	Switz-	Sweden	Aus-	Kong	stan	ladesh	rland	erland	tra-	lia
Northern Region:
Haryana 7 4 3 - - 1 2 4 - - 1 2 - - Himachal Pr. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jammu & Kashmir - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Punjab - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rajasthan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Uttar Pradesh 2 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - Chandigarh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delhi 115 168 64 43 38 14 19 39 1 - 25 12 14 24
Eastern Region:
Assam 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bihar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Manipur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Meghalaya - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nagaland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Orissa - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Tripura - - - - - - - - - - - - - - West Bengal 56 8 11 6 1 2 5 4 2 Arunachal Pr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mizoram - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Western Region:
Gujarat 2 2 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - - Madhya Pradesh - - 34 - - - - - - - - - - - Maharashtra 71 117 19 33 10 3 20 2 1 17 13 3 10 D Nagar Haveli - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Goa - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Daman & Diu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lakshdweep - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Southern Region:
Andhra Pradesh 11 9 2 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - Karnataka 18 48 4 3 7 2 2 8 - - 1 2 1 1 Kerala 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Tamilnadu 8 22 10 2 5 3 1 7 - - 3 1 1 4 Pondicherry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Others 14 4 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL 307 383 130 67 91 33 29 81 5 7 52 31 19 42

South Belgium Thai- Mala- U.A.E. Singa- Others Total Korea land ysia pore Northern Region:
Haryana - - - 1 - - 3 28 Himachal Pradesh - - - - - - - 1 Jammu & Kashmir - - - - - - - 0 Punjab - - - - - - - 0 Rajasthan - - - 1 - - 1 2 Uttar Pradesh 1 - 1 - - - - 8 Chandigarh 1 - - - - - - 2 Delhi 13 7 5 12 3 66 92 774
Eastern Region:
Assam - - - - - - - 1 Bihar - - - - - - - 0 Manipur - - - - - - - 0 Meghalaya - - - - - - - 0 Nagaland - - - - - - - 0 Orissa - - - - - - 1 2 Tripura - - - - - - - 0 West Bengal - 1 - - 2 - 8 106 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - - - 0 Mizoram - - - - - - - 0
Western Region:
Gujarat - - - - 1 3 4 16 Madhya Pradesh - - - - - - - 34 Maharashtra 5 12 4 1 8 59 61 469 D Nagar Haveli - - - - - - - 0 Goa - - - - - - 1 2 Daman & Diu - - - - - - - 0 Lakshdweep - - - - - - - 0
Southern Region:
Andhra Pradesh - 2 - 1 - 4 1 33 Karnataka 1 - 1 2 - 23 11 135 Kerala - - - - - - 3 5 Tamilnadu 2 1 1 4 - 13 13 101 Pondicherry - - - - - - - 0 Others - - - - - - 12 31
TOTAL 23 23 12 22 14 168 211 1750