(a) the number of offices of Company Registrars/Sub-Registrars in the country, State-wise;
(b) whether the Registrars in Rajasthan have detected irregularities in the annual statements, balance sheets and other documents submitted by the private and Government companies during the last three years;
(c) if so, the details in this regard; and
(d) the action taken on the irregularities detected, year-wise and company-wise?
MINISTER OF COMPANY AFFAIRS ( SHRI PREM CHAND GUPTA)
(a) A statement at Annexure ‘A’ containing the list of State-wise offices of Registrar of Companies is laid on the table of the House.
(b) Yes, Sir.
(c) & (d) : Whenever any irregularity is detected, the prosecution under the Companies Act, 1956 is launched. The prosecutions launched by Registrar of Companies, Rajasthan in the last three years are as follows:
Year No. of Cos. involved No. of cases filed
2001-02 109 823 2002-03 66 230 2003-04 67 299
However, company-wise details of irregularities/offences are not readily available.
List of State-wise Registrar of Companies
S.No. Name of State Location
1. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
2. Bihar Patna
3. Delhi Delhi
4. Gujurat Ahmedabad
5. Goa Panaji 6. J & K Jammu
7 Kerala Ernakulam
8. Karnataka Bangalore
9. Madhya Pradesh Gwalior 10. Meghalaya Shillong 11. Maharashtra Mumbai and Pune 12. Orissa Cuttack 13 Punjab Jallandhar 14. Pondicherry Pondicherry 15 Rajasthan Jaipur 16 Tamilnadu Chennai and Coimbatore 17 Uttar Pradesh Kanpur 18 West Bengal Kolkata