Only 66% of registered companies in India are active
Of the 17.79 lakh companies registered in India, about 66% or over 11.89 lakh of them were active as of June, government data showed. In terms of economic activity, 31% of the companies were into business services and 20% were engaged in manufacturing. Maharashtra has the highest number of active companies (234,151), followed by Delhi (216,286) and West Bengal (134,336).