3,138 foreign firms operate in India

By IANS,

New Delhi : Some 3,138 foreign companies are registered and operating in India with nearly half of them in the national capital Delhi, official data showed Thursday.


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With 1,521 registered firms, Delhi has the highest number followed by Maharashtra with 744 companies. Karnataka is at the third place with 248 firms as on Aug 18, 2011.

During the last three years, 820 companies were registered, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs R.P.N. Singh said in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

The government received Rs.6.91 crore in 2008, Rs.9.56 crore in 2009 and Rs.8.24 crore in 2010 through registration charges from the foreign firms, Singh said.

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