The government on Monday said there are 3,560 companies in India that have Chinese directors.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, minister of state for corporate affairs Rao Inderjit Singh said there are 174 Chinese companies that are registered in the country as foreign companies having a place of business in India with the ministry.

“It is not possible to give the number of companies having Chinese investors/ shareholders as the data is not separately maintained in the MCA system,” he said.

The Corporate Data Management portal has been developed by the ministry as an in-house data analytics and business intelligence unit.

The government has amended certain rules and forms prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 to regulate the incorporation of companies, the appointment of directors, issuance and transfer of securities and undertaking compromise, arrangements & amalgamation in cases where Land Border Countries Entities are involved.

“New requirements have been provided through such amendments for disclosures about government approval obtained under the Foreign Exchange Management (Nondebt Instruments) Rules, 2019,” the minister said.