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Updated 1 October 2026

India's oldest companies still running

Some companies on India's register were incorporated under colonial-era company law and are still active today. These are the earliest-registered companies with Active status, nationally and state by state.

1863

is when Cheviot Agro Industries Private Limited, the oldest company still active in this data, was registered.

163 years ago, in Delhi.
4,233

companies registered before 1950 are still active.

From the MCA register for 21 states and union territories, up to 2 June 2026. Telangana, Goa and some smaller states are not in this edition.
West Bengal

has the most of them: 1,267 still active from before 1950.

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The 25 oldest, nationally

Active companies by date of registration. The line under each name is its industry group and city on the register.

#CompanyRegisteredState
1Cheviot Agro Industries Private LimitedManufacturing (Food stuffs) · South Delhi15 Jul 1863163 yearsDelhi
2C L S LtdTrading · Howrah7 Aug 1863163 yearsWest Bengal
3The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services4 Sep 1863163 yearsMaharashtra
4The New Piece Goods Bazaar Company LimitedReal Estate and Renting · Mumbai City20 Jul 1871155 yearsMaharashtra
5Peninsula Land LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Mumbai10 Aug 1871155 yearsMaharashtra
6Singell Tea and Agricultural Industries Private LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kolkata15 Nov 1871154 yearsWest Bengal
7Sind Press Company LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media)31 Jan 1872154 yearsMaharashtra
8The Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi LimitedFinance · Chennai14 Nov 1872153 yearsTamil Nadu
9The New Beerbhoom Coal Co LtdMining and Quarrying · Kolkata16 May 1873153 yearsWest Bengal
10Swadeshiya Malacha Vyapar Karnari Mandali LimitedTrading · Mumbai1 Oct 1873153 yearsMaharashtra
11The Khandesh Spinning and Weaving Mills Company LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Jalgaon18 Nov 1873152 yearsMaharashtra
12The New Great Eastern Spinning and Weaving Company LimitedTrading · Mumbai City15 Dec 1873152 yearsMaharashtra
13Shri Vasuprada Plantations LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kolkata7 Aug 1874152 yearsWest Bengal
14Thecentral India Spinning, Weaving and Manufacturing Company LimitedManufacturing (Textiles)5 Sep 1874152 yearsMaharashtra
15Khatau Makanji Spinning and Weaving Company LimitedReal Estate and Renting · Mumbai City19 Oct 1874151 yearsMaharashtra
16The Lackatoorah Tea Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kolkata5 Dec 1874151 yearsWest Bengal
17Amluckie Investment Co LtdManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Kolkata25 Jul 1876150 yearsWest Bengal
18Cachar Native Joint Stock Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Silchar31 Aug 1876150 yearsAssam
19Teesta Valley Tea Co LtdManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Kolkata20 Nov 1876149 yearsWest Bengal
20Kamarhatty Co LtdTrading · Kolkata28 Sep 1877149 yearsWest Bengal
21Thacker and Company LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Mumbai City16 Apr 1878148 yearsMaharashtra
22Hind Tea Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Darjeeling12 Jul 1878148 yearsWest Bengal
23Darjeeling Tea & Chinchona Association Ltd.Manufacturing (Food stuffs) · North Parganas16 Jan 1879147 yearsWest Bengal
24Longview Tea Co LtdManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Kolkata16 Jan 1879147 yearsWest Bengal
25The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Mumbai23 Aug 1879147 yearsMaharashtra

The oldest in each state

Open a state to see its ten oldest companies that are still active.

Delhioldest: 1863
Cheviot Agro Industries Private LimitedManufacturing (Food stuffs) · South Delhi1863
D C M LimitedBusiness Services · Delhi1889
Talbros Automotive Components LimitedManufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) · New Delhi1900
B.g. Finance and Industries LimitedFinance · New Delhi1901
By Ford Ltd.Finance · Delhi1901
D.k.impexpvt.ltd.Community, personal and Social Services · Haryana1901
Hindustan Coir Products LimitedManufacturing (Textiles)1901
Huid Pure Drugs and Chemicals Private LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Delhi1901
Janak Steel Tubes LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Delhi1901
Jindal Ceramics LtdCommunity, personal and Social Services · Haryana1901
West Bengaloldest: 1863
C L S LtdTrading · Howrah1863
Singell Tea and Agricultural Industries Private LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kolkata1871
The New Beerbhoom Coal Co LtdMining and Quarrying · Kolkata1873
Shri Vasuprada Plantations LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kolkata1874
The Lackatoorah Tea Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kolkata1874
Amluckie Investment Co LtdManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Kolkata1876
Teesta Valley Tea Co LtdManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Kolkata1876
Kamarhatty Co LtdTrading · Kolkata1877
Hind Tea Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Darjeeling1878
Darjeeling Tea & Chinchona Association Ltd.Manufacturing (Food stuffs) · North Parganas1879
Maharashtraoldest: 1863
The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services1863
The New Piece Goods Bazaar Company LimitedReal Estate and Renting · Mumbai City1871
Peninsula Land LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Mumbai1871
Sind Press Company LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media)1872
Swadeshiya Malacha Vyapar Karnari Mandali LimitedTrading · Mumbai1873
The Khandesh Spinning and Weaving Mills Company LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Jalgaon1873
The New Great Eastern Spinning and Weaving Company LimitedTrading · Mumbai City1873
Thecentral India Spinning, Weaving and Manufacturing Company LimitedManufacturing (Textiles)1874
Khatau Makanji Spinning and Weaving Company LimitedReal Estate and Renting · Mumbai City1874
Thacker and Company LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Mumbai City1878
Tamil Naduoldest: 1872
The Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi LimitedFinance · Chennai1872
Sriman Madhwa Sidhantaonnahini Permanent Nidhi LimitedFinance · Chennai1881
The Nungambakam Saswatha Dhana Rakshaka Nidhi LimitedFinance · Chennai1883
Chengalput Dhanasekara Chit Fund Private LimitedFinance · Chinglepet1883
Egmore Benefit Saswatha Nidhi LimitedFinance · Chennai1886
Ootacamund ClubCommunity, personal and Social Services · Nilgiris1889
Trivellore Janopakara Saswatha Nidhi LtdFinance1890
Ootacamund Gymkhana ClubCommunity, personal and Social Services · The Nilgiris1896
Purasawalkam Dhana Vardhana Saswatha Nidhi LimitedFinance · Madras1896
Spencer and Company LimitedBusiness Services · Chennai1897
Assamoldest: 1876
Cachar Native Joint Stock Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Silchar1876
Jhirighat Native Tea Co LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Guwahati1890
Bharat Loan Company LimitedFinance · Silchar1893
Cachar Club Co LtdTrading · Cachar1897
Tezpur Station Club Private LtdCommunity, personal and Social Services · Assam1909
Namburnadi Tea Company LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Karbi Anglong1913
B.c. Gupta & Sons LtdBusiness Services · Silchar1914
Tamulbari Tea Co Pvt LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Dibrugarh1915
B & A LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Jorhat1915
Sylhet Tea & Industry Pvt LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Karimganj1917
Gujaratoldest: 1881
Gujarat Ginning and Mfg Co. LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Ahmedabad1881
The Motilal Hirabhai Estate and Warehouse LimitedTransport, storage and Communications · Ahmedabad1889
Hathising Mfg Co LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Ahmedabad1897
Rander Mehfil-e-islam KutubkhanaTrading · Surat1900
The Upper India Couper Paper Mills Company Private LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Ahmedabad1901
Harsh Packs Pvt LtdManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Rajkot1904
The Ahmedabad Victoria Iron Works Co Private LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Ahmedabad1904
Alembic LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Baroda1907
Malhotra Salt and Chemicals Private LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Bhavanagar1909
Mafatlal Industries LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Ahmedabad1913
Karnatakaoldest: 1882
Bellary Bruce Pettah Hindu Mutual Benefit Permanent Fund LimitedFinance · Bellary1882
Gadag Mahalaxmi Enterprise Private LimitedTrading · Dharwar1890
8hamarajagar Sri Ranganatha Bank LimitedFinance · Chamarajnagar1901
Chickballapur Dravyabhivriddhi Bank LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Chickballapu1901
Chickballapur Kandavaradapet Sri Venkataramana Swamy Bank LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Chickballapur1901
Gundipet Srinivasa Swamy Bank LimitedOthers · Chitaldurga1901
Gundlupet Srinivasa Swami Bank LimitedFinance · Gundlupet1901
Hunsur Bank LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Hunsur1901
Manchenahalli Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swami Bank LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Manchanahalli1901
Mandya Lakshmi Vilas Bank LimitedFinance · Mandaya1901
Uttar Pradesholdest: 1887
Bharatvarshiya National AssociationCommunity, personal and Social Services · Aligarh1887
The Meerut Law Chambers Company LimitedOthers · Uttar Pradesh1889
Wheler Club Ltd.Community, personal and Social Services · Meerut1891
Brushware LtdReal Estate and Renting · Jyotiba Phule Nagar1893
The Upper India Chamber of CommerceCommunity, personal and Social Services · Kanpur1894
The Benares Club LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Varanasi1898
Murray and Company Private LimitedManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Kanpur1898
The Mahomed Bagh Club LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Lucknow1899
Allahabad Milling Company Private LimitedManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Allahabad1904
The Benaras Bank LimitedFinance · Bijnor1904
Andhra Pradesholdest: 1888
The Nellore Permanent Fund Nidhi LimitedFinance1888
Adoni Mutual Benefit Permanent Nidhi LimitedTrading1890
Vadlamudi Estates Private LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Guntur1891
The Cocanada Jute Press Private LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · East Godavari1906
Sri Tripura Sundari Cotton Press Company Private LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Vijayawada1907
Andhra Lakshmi Industrial Company LimitedManufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) · Andhra Pradesh1907
Sri Narasimha Cotton Press Co Private LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Andhra Pradesh1913
Gurunath and Apparao Pvt.ltd.Trading · Andhra Pradesh1915
The Cocanada Chamber of CommerceCommunity, personal and Social Services · East Godavari1918
Hindupur Mutual Benefit Permanent Fund LtdCommunity, personal and Social Services1918
Keralaoldest: 1889
The Malayala Manorama Co Private LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Kottayam1889
Munaar Supply Association LtdTrading · Kottayam1900
Malabar Marthoma Syrian Christian Evangelestic AssociationCommunity, personal and Social Services · Pathanamthitta1904
Maunathul Islam AssociationCommunity, personal and Social Services · Malappuram1908
Malankara Plantations LimitedInsurance · Kottayam1910
Mar Thoma Rubber Co LtdManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Alappuzha1910
The Kuttanad Rubber Co LtdManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Kottayam1910
Sanatana Dharma VidyasalaManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Alleppey1910
The Vaniampara Rubber Company LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Kottayam1912
The Be Be Rubber Estates LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Kollam1912
Rajasthanoldest: 1889
The Krishna Mills LtdManufacturing (Textiles) · Ajmer1889
The Shatrunjaya Manaik Factory Co Pvt. LtdBusiness Services1922
The Kekri Press Company LimitedManufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) · Kekri Dist Ajmer1927
Ganganagar Industries LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Jaipur1933
Banthiya and Co Pvt.ltd.Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Ajmer1934
The Ajmer Diocesan Corporation Private LimitedBusiness Services · Ajmer1934
The Karanpur Ginning and Pressing Company Pvt LtdAgriculture and Allied Activities · Sri Karanpur1934
Sil Investments LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Jhalawar1934
Bharatpur Nutritional Products LimitedManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Bharatpur1937
Jk Lakshmi Cement LimitedBusiness Services1938
Uttarakhandoldest: 1891
East Hopetown Estate Co LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof)1891
The Nainital Bank LimitedFinance · Uttaranchal1922
Indian Public Schools SocietyCommunity, personal and Social Services · Dehradun1928
Kumaon Motor Owners Union LimitedManufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) · Nainital1939
Dhanashree Agro Products Private LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Uttaranchal1940
Highway Motor Transport Company Private LimitedManufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) · Dehradun1945
The Boat House Club LimitedConstruction · Nainital1948
Amritdhara Pharmacy Private LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Dehradun1948
Haryanaoldest: 1901
Escorts Ancillary Industrial Estate Private LimitedBusiness Services · Haryana1901
Haryana Agricultural Research InstituteCommunity, personal and Social Services1901
Life Line Injects Ltd.Others1901
Sirhind Club LimitedTrading · Ambala1901
Shalimar Paints LtdManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Gurgaon1902
The Jagadhari Light Railways Company LimitedManufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) · Yamuna Nagar1909
Co-operative Company LimitedTrading · Gurgaon1910
Kishan Prasad Andcompany LimitedBusiness Services · Gurgaon1917
Bhagat Jaswant Singh Refrigeration and Enterprises Private LimitedBusiness Services · Haryana1932
Isgec Heavy Engineering LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Haryana1933
Jharkhandoldest: 1906
Ranchi Club LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Ranchi1906
Chhotanagpur Diocesson Trust Asson.Community, personal and Social Services · Ranchi1920
The Nund & Samont Company Private LimitedTrading · Jharkhand1921
The Hazaribagh Mica Mining Company Private LimitedMining and Quarrying · Giridih1922
Chatturam Horilram Private LimitedTrading · Hazaribagh1935
Sarlal Enterprises LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Seraikela1935
Industries and Commerce AssociationCommunity, personal and Social Services · Dhanbad1935
Mazdur Papers LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Purba Singhbhum1946
Biharoldest: 1907
The Darbhanga Trading Company LimitedTrading · Darbhanga1907
The Bank of Behar LimitedFinance · Patna1911
Bankipore Club LimitedTrading · Patna1916
New Patna ClubCommunity, personal and Social Services · Patna1918
Hindustan Media Ventures LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Patna1918
The United Press Private LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Patna1924
Bihar Chamber of Commerce & IndustriesCommunity, personal and Social Services · Patna1926
Deoarti Real Estates Private LimitedReal Estate and Renting · Gaya1926
Motipur Sugar Factory LimitedOthers · Muzaffarpur1934
The Navashkti Publishing Company LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Patna1934
Punjaboldest: 1909
Punjab Trading Company LimitedTrading1909
Jalandhar Club LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Jalandhar Cantt1909
Sahukara Enterprises LimitedFinance · Ludhiana1912
Ocm Private LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Amritsar1922
Northern Motors Pvt LtdTransport, storage and Communications · Punjab1927
The Straw Board Mfg Co LtdManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Punjab1930
Swadeshi Raiment Private Limited.Manufacturing (Textiles) · Punjab1932
The Jagatjit Sugar Mills Co. LimitedManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Punjab1933
Shri Ganesh Cotton Factory Pvt LtdManufacturing (Food stuffs) · Punjab1933
Amritsar Rayon and Silk Mills Private LimitedManufacturing (Textiles) · Amritsar1934
Odishaoldest: 1910
The Bisra Stone Lime Company LimitedMining and Quarrying · Khorda1910
The Orissa Minerals Development Company LimitedTrading · Khordha1918
Eastern Investments LtdFinance · Khorda1927
Orient Paper and Industries Ltd.Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Bhubaneswar1936
Balasore Talkies Pvt LtdCommunity, personal and Social Services · Balasore1939
Bonai Industrial Co LtdMining and Quarrying · Keonjhar1939
Mayurbhanj Textiles LtdManufacturing (Textiles) · Mayurbhanj1942
Orissa Industries LtdManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Sundargarh1944
The Cuttack Roman Catholic Diocesan CorporationCommunity, personal and Social Services · Cuttack1945
Hindusthan Commercial Industries Pvt LtdManufacturing (Others) · Bargarh1948
Madhya Pradesholdest: 1919
Kalyanmal Mills LimitedOthers · Indore1919
Hope Textiles LtdBusiness Services · Indore1922
The Provident Investment Company LimitedFinance · Bhopal1926
Peoples Transport Co LtdTrading · Rajgarh Biaora1926
Shree Onama Glass Works LtdManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Jabalpur1927
Shree Laxmivilas Printing Press Private LimitedManufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Indore1930
The National India Rubber Works LimitedManufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) · Katni1934
Nerbudda Valley Refrigerated Products Pvt LtdOthers · Bhopal1937
Bharat Pictures Pvt.ltd.Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) · Bhopal1938
Malwa Hosiery Factory Private LimitedAgriculture and Allied Activities · Ujjain1939
Chandigarholdest: 1935
Indra Singh & Sons Pvt LtdFinance · Chandigarh1935
Northern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry..Business Services · Chandigarh1941
New India Embroidary Mills 1946 Pvt LtdManufacturing (Textiles) · Amritsar1946
Jammu & Kashmiroldest: 1937
The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & IndustryCommunity, personal and Social Services · Srinagar1937
Jammu and Kashmir Bank LimitedFinance · Srinagar1938
Karam Chand Thapar and Bros (jammu and Kashmir) Private LimitedTrading · Jammu And Kashmir1941
Preco Studios Private LimitedCommunity, personal and Social Services · Jammu And Kashmir1945
Johansen and Company Private LimitedTrading · Jammu And Kashmir1946

States whose oldest active company was registered after 1949 are not listed.

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How we counted

Source

From the MCA register for 21 states and union territories, up to 2 June 2026. Telangana, Goa and some smaller states are not in this edition.

Who is included

Companies whose status on the register is Active, ordered by the registration date recorded by the MCA. Names, identification numbers, industry and city are as published in the register. Being active on the register does not mean a company still trades in its original business.

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Questions

What counts as "still running"?

The company's status on the MCA register is Active. It does not say whether the company still trades in its original line of business.

Why are some old companies missing?

This edition covers 21 states and UTs. Companies registered in other states, and companies whose register entry has no valid registration date, are not included.

Where does the data come from?

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs Company Master Data on data.gov.in, one file per state or union territory. This edition uses the files for 21 states and UTs (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), with registrations up to 2 June 2026.

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