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New companies in Puducherry, August 2026
18
new companies registered in August 2026
Down 19 from July's 37
Puducherry registered 18 new companies in August 2026, down from 37 in July. It ranks 4th among the 7 union territories by new companies, the same place as in July. Across India, new companies fell 18.0% to 21,511.
- Rank among the 7 union territories
- 4th
- July: 4th
- Year to date
- 197
- January to August 2026, 4th among union territories
- Share of India
- 0.08%
- of India's new companies in August 2026; 0.11% this year
- Business birth rate
- 12.9
- new companies per million people, 3rd of 4 union territories with at least 1 million people; India 15.3
New companies by month
From January to August 2026, Puducherry registered 197 companies, 0.11% of India's 1,80,429, 4th among union territories for the year so far. Its busiest month was March 2026 (42); the quietest was January 2026 (14).
New companies registered in Puducherry 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 | Puducherry | India | Share of India |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 23,269 | 0.06% |
| February | 24 | 24,136 | 0.10% |
| March | 42 | 22,320 | 0.19% |
| April | 23 | 21,737 | 0.11% |
| May | 24 | 21,859 | 0.11% |
| June | 15 | 19,372 | 0.08% |
| July | 37 | 26,225 | 0.14% |
| August | 18 | 21,511 | 0.08% |
| Total | 197 | 1,80,429 | 0.11% |
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
Puducherry is 4th of the 7 union territories by new companies in August 2026 (July: 4th). 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.
On business birth rate it is 3rd of the 4 union territories with at least 1 million people, at 12.9 new companies per million people.
| 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 Puducherry this year is IT, software & telecom, with 32 of its 197 companies from January to August 2026 (16.2%). In August the largest was healthcare & care.
Of Puducherry's 18 new companies in August 2026, 2 were in tech and 1 was in 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 Puducherry's new companies |
|---|---|---|
| Tech | 36 | 18.3% |
| Green economy | 8 | 4.1% |
| One Person Companies | 18 | 9.1% |
| Section 8 (not-for-profit) companies | 14 | 7.1% |
| Foreign-owned subsidiaries | 0 | 0.0% |
| AI in the company name | 0 | 0.0% |
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 Puducherry?
A company is registered with the ROC that has jurisdiction over its registered office, so a company with its registered office in Puducherry 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.
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Questions about new companies in Puducherry
How many new companies were registered in Puducherry in August 2026?
Puducherry registered 18 new companies in August 2026, down from 37 in July, and ranks 4th among the 7 union territories. From January to August 2026 it registered 197 companies, 0.11% 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 Puducherry's business birth rate?
Puducherry's business birth rate was 12.9 new companies per million people in August 2026, 3rd of the 4 union territories with at least 1 million people, against 15.3 for India. It divides the month's new companies by the 2024 projected population of 13,91,163. States are ranked only among states, and union territories only among union territories.
Why is Puducherry not in The Founders' League?
The Founders' League is played by states, and union territories are never ranked against states. Puducherry is ranked in the union territory table instead: 4th of 7 by new companies in August 2026, the same place as in July, with 18 new companies. On business birth rate it is 3rd of the 4 union territories with at least 1 million people, at 12.9.
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