Registrar of Companies in India
Registered companies in India
The Registrar of Companies (ROC) is an office under the Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs that deals with administration of the Companies Act 1956 and Companies Act, 2013 in India .There are currently 22 Registrars of Companies (ROC) operating from offices in all major states of India. Some states, such as Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have two ROCs each. Section 609 of the Companies Act, 1956 tasks the ROCs with the primary duty of registering companies and LLPs floated in the respective states and the union territories under their administration.
The ROCs also ensure that LLPs comply with the statutory requirements under the Companies Act. The office of the ROC maintains a registry of records related to companies registered with them, and permits the general public to access this data on payment of a fee. The Union Government maintains administrative control over ROCs through Regional Directors. There are 7 Regional Directors, and they supervise the functioning of ROCs within their respective regions.
| Total Companies : | 16,00,664 |
| RoC offices : | 22 |
| Private Companies : | 14,65,835 |
| Public Companies : | 1,25,841 |
| Private(One Person Company) : | 8,988 |
| Active : | 4,67,472 |
| Dissolved : | 9,186 |
| Struck Off : | 2,57,968 |