**Executive Summary**
This document contains the answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1549 regarding the tracking of investment trends in the IT sector. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) states that it does not track the trend of investment and capital formation made by companies under the Companies Act, 2013. However, the number of companies incorporated in the Information Technology, IT-enabled sector, and the semiconductor and electrical sectors for the last five financial years are provided in the Annexure. The filings are updated to 31st December, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Ministry Response:** The MCA does not track trends of investment and capital formation by companies under the Companies Act, 2013.
* **MCA-21 Project:** The MCA operates an end-to-end e-Governance MCA-21 Project for registry and company incorporation.
* **Stakeholder Filing:** Stakeholders file e-forms and annual returns on the MCA21 portal as per the Companies Act, 2013.
* **Company Incorporation Data:** The number of companies incorporated in the following sectors is annexed for the last five financial years:
* Information Technology (IT)
* IT-enabled services
* Semiconductor and electrical
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)**
* **Impact:** The MCA is responsible for managing the registry and incorporation of companies through the MCA-21 project but does not track investment trends.
* **Action Required:** No specific action required from the document.
**Stakeholders (Companies and Investors)**
* **Impact:** Stakeholders are informed that the MCA does not track investment trends in the IT and related sectors.
* **Action Required:** Ensure filings of e-forms and statutory annual returns on the MCA21 portal as required by the Companies Act, 2013.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA): Primary entity responsible for administering the Companies Act and related matters. MCA also operates the MCA-21 Project for e-governance related to company registry.
Companies Act, 2013: The Act under which companies are registered and statutory filings are made, and by which the Ministry of Corporate Affairs operates.
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1549: The parliamentary query regarding tracking of investment trends in the IT and semiconductor sectors.
MCA-21 Project: e-Governance initiative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for registry and company incorporation services.
Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services sector: Sector subject to the investment trend analysis in the parliamentary question.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1549
ANSWERED ON MONDAY, February 9, 2026/
Magha 20, 1947 (Saka)
Tracking of Investment Trends in IT Sector
QUESTION
1549. Ms Kangna Ranaut:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government, through statutory filings and databases maintained
under the Companies Act, tracks trends in investments and capital formation in
the Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services sector during recent
years and if so, the broad year-wise trends observed during the last five financial
years;
(b) whether similar tracking of incorporations, capital raising and investment
activity is available for companies engaged in the semiconductor and electronics
manufacturing ecosystem, including fabrication, ATMP/OSAT (Assembly, Testing,
Marking and Packaging/Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) design
and packaging; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
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)(b)&(c) The Ministry does not track the trend of investment and capital
formation made by companies under the Companies Act, 2013. The Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA) has been operating end-to-end e-Governance MCA-21
Project for registry and company incorporation related services. The
stakeholders file the e-forms, statutory annual returns including financial
statements on the MCA21 portal under various provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 and rules made thereunder. During the last five years, the number of
companies incorporated in Information Technology, IT-enabled sector and
companies engaged in the manufacturing of Semi-conductor and electrical
sector are at Annexure.
Page 1 of 2Annexure
Refer to Para (a)(b)&(c) of the Lok Saba Unstarred Question no. 1549 on Tracking
of Investment Trends in IT Sector (based on the filings by companies for the
Financial Year)
Financial Information Technology & IT Manufacturing of Semiconductor
Year * Enabled Sector Companies and Electrical Sector Companies
2020-21 20,509 5,641
2021-22 23,543 6,100
2022-23 22,939 6,008
2023-24 24,070 5,562
2024-25 23,599 5,441
* Filings are till 31st December, 2025
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