Shell companies crackdown News
Terming it as a "major breakthrough" in fight against black money and shell companies, government said the first instalment of data pertains to about 5,800 companies -- out of more than 2 lakh that were struck off -- involving 13,140 accounts.
After the recent crackdown, the total number of directors disqualified by MCA has reached three lakhs.
On August 7, Sebi had asked the stock exchanges to take action against 331 suspected shell companies which were referred to it by the corporate affairs ministry.
Out of the 331 companies on the list, more than 160 are actively traded shares on the exchanges.
The Securities Appellate Tribunal on Friday lifted trading curbs on shares of Parsvnath Developers and Kavit Industries which are among the 331 suspected shell companies identified by the government.
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