**Policy Summary: Relocation of Registered Offices by Companies in West Bengal**
This document summarizes data provided to the Lok Sabha on August 11, 2025, regarding the number of companies with registered offices in West Bengal and the relocation of companies from the state. The data, presented by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Shri Harsh Malhotra, covers a fifteen-year period for the total number of registered companies and a five-year period for company incorporations and relocations.
As of July 31, 2025, there were 250,343 companies with registered offices in West Bengal. The number of companies with registered offices in West Bengal has steadily increased over the past fifteen years, from 121,496 as of March 31, 2010, to 238,526 as of March 31, 2024, demonstrating consistent growth in the formal business sector within the state.
The number of companies incorporated in West Bengal and the number that relocated their registered offices out of West Bengal during the last five financial years are as follows:
* **2020-2021:** 7,197 companies incorporated; 306 companies relocated.
* **2021-2022:** 8,365 companies incorporated; 273 companies relocated.
* **2022-2023:** 7,978 companies incorporated; 270 companies relocated.
* **2023-2024:** 8,683 companies incorporated; 371 companies relocated.
* **2024-2025:** 8,353 companies incorporated; 366 companies relocated.
* **2025-2026 (up to July 31, 2025):** 3,464 companies incorporated; 156 companies relocated.
This information provides an overview of company registration and relocation trends in West Bengal, offering insights into the state's business environment.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for regulation of corporate affairs.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Shri Bapi Haldar: A member of Lok Sabha who raised a question about relocation of registered offices of companies.
Shri Harsh Malhotra: Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
West Bengal: A state in eastern India, focus of the parliamentary question regarding company relocation.
Relocation of Registered Office by Companies: The subject matter of the parliamentary question, concerning the movement of company headquarters.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3520
ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 11th August, 2025
“Relocation of Registered Office by Companies”.
3520 # Shri Bapi Haldar:
Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of companies that had their
registered office in the State of West Bengal during the last
fifteen years, year-wise; and
(b) the details of the number of companies that either
relocated their registered office from West Bengal or new
registration of registered office in the State of West Bengal
during the last five financial years, 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) The details of the number of companies having
registered office in West Bengal during the last fifteen
years is at AnnexureA.
(b) The details of the number of companies
incorporatedand relocated out of West Bengal during the last
five financial years is at AnnexureB.
*******Annexure - A
Companies having registered office in West Bengal
No. of companies
Year
registered
As on 31 March 2010 1,21,496
As on 31 March 2011 1,37,156
As on 31 March 2012 1,54,470
As on 31 March 2013 1,66,802
As on 31 March 2014 1,76,669
As on 31 March 2015 1,80,816
As on 31 March 2016 1,85,271
As on 31 March 2017 1,90,022
As on 31 March 2018 1,94,906
As on 31 March 2019 2,00,626
As on 31 March 2020 2,06,305
As on 31 March 2021 2,13,504
As on 31 March 2022 2,21,873
As on 31 March 2023 2,29,844
As on 31 March 2024 2,38,526
As on 31 March 2025 2,46,879
As on 31 July 2025 2,50,343Annexure – B
Companies incorporated and relocated from West Bengal in
last five years :
Year Number of Companies Number of
incorporated in West Companies who
Bengal have shifted their
registered office
from West Bengal
to other States
2020-2021 7,197 306
2021-2022 8,365 273
2022-2023 7,978 270
2023-2024 8,683 371
2024-2025 8,353 366
2025-2026 3,464 156
(up to
31.07.2025)