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New companies in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, August 2026
3
new companies registered in August 2026
Down 8 from July's 11
Andaman & Nicobar Islands registered 3 new companies in August 2026, down from 11 in July. It ranks 6th among the 7 union territories by new companies, down from 5th in July. Across India, new companies fell 18.0% to 21,511.
- Rank among the 7 union territories
- 6th
- July: 5th
- Year to date
- 53
- January to August 2026, 6th among union territories
- Share of India
- 0.01%
- of India's new companies in August 2026; 0.03% this year
- Business birth rate
- 7.4
- new companies per million people; not ranked (fewer than 1 million people)
New companies by month
From January to August 2026, Andaman & Nicobar Islands registered 53 companies, 0.03% of India's 1,80,429, 6th among union territories for the year so far. Its busiest month was July 2026 (11); the quietest were June and August 2026 (3 each).
New companies registered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands each month. An MCA data centre fire on 5 June 2026 stopped incorporations for three days. Source: BBR Index by BizExpress, based on MCA monthly incorporation data.
| Month | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | India | Share of India |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 23,269 | 0.03% |
| February | 10 | 24,136 | 0.04% |
| March | 6 | 22,320 | 0.03% |
| April | 6 | 21,737 | 0.03% |
| May | 7 | 21,859 | 0.03% |
| June | 3 | 19,372 | 0.02% |
| July | 11 | 26,225 | 0.04% |
| August | 3 | 21,511 | 0.01% |
| Total | 53 | 1,80,429 | 0.03% |
Each company is counted in the state or union territory whose Registrar of Companies (ROC) code appears in its Corporate Identification Number (CIN): the ROC with jurisdiction over its registered office. The MCA monthly files have no address column, and each ROC code maps to exactly one state or union territory. Counts are not adjusted for working days.
Union territory table
Andaman & Nicobar Islands is 6th of the 7 union territories by new companies in August 2026 (July: 5th). Union territories are ranked only against each other and are not part of The Founders' League, which is played by states; crowns and derbies are for states too.
With a 2024 projected population of 4,04,000, it has fewer than 1 million people, so it is listed but not ranked on business birth rate.
| Union territory | Companies, Aug 2026 | Change on Jul | Rank | Business birth rate | Birth-rate rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,725 | −425 (−19.8%) | 1 | 79.3 | 1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 169 | −51 (−23.2%) | 2 | 12.1 | 4 |
| Chandigarh | 69 | +10 (+16.9%) | 3 | 55.5 | 2 |
| Puducherry | 18 | −19 (−51.4%) | 4 | 12.9 | 3 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 8 | No change | 5 | 12.2 | Not ranked |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3 | −8 (−72.7%) | 6 | 7.4 | Not ranked |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | No change | 7 | 14.5 | Not ranked |
Across India, the BBR Index, which tracks new companies per working day (Monday to Friday count as one working day each and Saturday as half), was 98.4 in August 2026, down 7.1 points from July's 105.5. Read the national picture on the BBR Index page.
Sectors and company types
The largest sector for new companies in Andaman & Nicobar Islands this year is hospitality, food service & travel, with 14 of its 53 companies from January to August 2026 (26.4%). In August the largest was transport & logistics.
None of Andaman & Nicobar Islands' 3 new companies in August 2026 was in tech or the green economy. Tech covers IT, software, data, telecom, electronics and R&D companies; the green economy covers power, water, waste and recycling companies plus solar, EV, storage and climate names.
| Type | Companies | Share of Andaman & Nicobar Islands' new companies |
|---|---|---|
| Tech | 2 | 3.8% |
| Green economy | 1 | 1.9% |
| One Person Companies | 7 | 13.2% |
| Section 8 (not-for-profit) companies | 5 | 9.4% |
| Foreign-owned subsidiaries | 0 | 0.0% |
| AI in the company name | 1 | 1.9% |
One Person Company: a company with only one member. Section 8 company: a not-for-profit company licensed under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, which applies its income to its objects and pays no dividend. Foreign-owned subsidiaries: companies registered as subsidiaries of foreign companies. AI in the name: names with terms such as AI or Artificial Intelligence. Tech and the green economy are defined by business activity and name. A company can fall in more than one row, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
From the Incorporation Experts
Starting a company in Andaman & Nicobar Islands?
A company is registered with the ROC that has jurisdiction over its registered office, so a company with its registered office in Andaman & Nicobar Islands is counted on this page. The application is made through SPICe+ (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company Electronically Plus), the MCA web form INC-32 that combines name reservation and incorporation, and the certificate of incorporation carries the company's CIN.
The registered office also affects the cost: stamp duty on the memorandum and articles of association differs by state and union territory, so check it before you settle the address.
After incorporation, a company with share capital must file its declaration for commencement of business in Form INC-20A within 180 days, and its Board must appoint the first auditor within 30 days. A limited liability partnership (LLP) is incorporated through Form FiLLiP and must file its LLP agreement in Form 3 within 30 days of incorporation.
BizExpress takes private limited companies and LLPs from name approval to certificate, and keeps the filings that follow on time.
Questions about new companies in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
How many new companies were registered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in August 2026?
Andaman & Nicobar Islands registered 3 new companies in August 2026, down from 11 in July, and ranks 6th among the 7 union territories. From January to August 2026 it registered 53 companies, 0.03% of India's 1,80,429. The count comes from the ROC code in each company's CIN in the MCA monthly incorporation files.
What is Andaman & Nicobar Islands' business birth rate?
Andaman & Nicobar Islands had 7.4 new companies per million people in August 2026, against 15.3 for India, but it is not ranked. Its 2024 projected population of 4,04,000 is below the 1 million threshold, so a single company adds about 2.5 to its rate. Places with fewer than 1 million people are listed with their rate but left out of the ranking.
Why is Andaman & Nicobar Islands not in The Founders' League?
The Founders' League is played by states, and union territories are never ranked against states. Andaman & Nicobar Islands is ranked in the union territory table instead: 6th of 7 by new companies in August 2026, 5th in July, with 3 new companies. With fewer than 1 million people, it is listed but not ranked on business birth rate.
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