On February 9, 2026, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs answered Un-Starred Question No. 1526 regarding companies in West Bengal. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Shri Harsh Malhotra, provided the following details:
* As of December 31, 2011, there were 146,723 registered companies in West Bengal. As of December 31, 2025, there were 254,068 companies.
* Between March 1, 2015, and July 31, 2025, 69,992 companies were registered in West Bengal.
* The year-wise breakdown of companies incorporated in West Bengal between 2015 and 2025 is as follows:
* 2015: 4,248
* 2016: 4,622
* 2017: 5,048
* 2018: 5,385
* 2019: 5,971
* 2020: 6,628
* 2021: 8,235
* 2022: 8,691
* 2023: 7,720
* 2024: 8,115
* 2025: 10,053
* Total: 74,716
* Data on the estimated number of people employed in companies incorporated and started in West Bengal from May 2015 till November 2025, year-wise, is not maintained in the MCA-21 portal.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: Indian government ministry responsible for the regulation of companies.
West Bengal: Indian state referenced regarding the number of registered companies.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1526
ANSWERED ON Monday, February 09, 2026
Companies in West Bengal
QUESTION
1526. Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS
be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the total number of registered
companies in West Bengal has increased from 1.37 lakh in 2011 to
2.50 lakh in 2025, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether it is a fact that between March 2015 and July 2025,
1.13 lakh new companies were registered, if so, the details
thereof;
(c) the details of the number of companies incorporated in West
Bengal between 2015 and 2025, year-wise; and
(d) the details of the estimated number of people employed in
companies incorporated and started in West Bengal from May 2015
till November 2025, year-wise?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Minister of
State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
(Shri Harsh Malhotra)
a) Companies registered in the State of West Bengal on 31.12.2011
was 1,46,723 and number of companies as on 31.12.2025 was
2,54,068.
b) The total number of companies registered in the State of West
Bengal between 01.03.2015 and 31.07.2025 is 69,992.c) The year-wise details of the number of companies incorporated
in West Bengal between 2015 and 2025 are as follows: -
Calendar Year Number of Companies incorporated in
the state of West Bengal
2015 4,248
2016 4,622
2017 5,048
2018 5,385
2019 5,971
2020 6,628
2021 8,235
2022 8,691
2023 7,720
2024 8,115
2025 10,053
Total 74,716
d) No such data is maintained in the MCA-21 portal.
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