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Companies of Baba Ramdev



The Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shri R.P.N. Singh today informed the Lok Sabha that as per latest information available, no company with Baba Ramdev as Director is registered in the country. However, 34 companies are registered in the country with Acharya Balkrishna as Director.



The details of the above companies, State-wise alongwith their annual turn-over are as under:-


Sl. No.          State/UT                     No. of Companies                 Annual Turn-over (in Rs. Lakhs)

1.                 Uttrakhand                              23                                     9484

2.                 Uttar Pradesh                           5                                           4

3.                NCT of Delhi                            4                                     16306

4.                West Bengal                              1                                        800

5.                Maharashtra                              1                                           0


Total (1to 5)                                               34                                     26594

As filing of Annual Returns and Balance Sheets by companies for the year 2010-11 is due w.e.f. 1st October, 2011, the reasons for increase in turn-over of these companies in a short span of period cannot be identified at this stage.

The Minister was replying to a written question on the number of companies of Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishnan functioning in the country; the details of companies and whether the Government has identified the reasons for increased turn-over of these companies in a short span of period.