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Under the Companies Act, 2013, a company in which not less than 51% of the paid-up share capital is…

Section 2(45) of the Companies Act, 2013 defines a "Government company" as any company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid-up share capital is held by the…

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Under the Companies Act, 2013, a company in which not less than 51% of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments, or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments, is called

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Section 2(45) of the Companies Act, 2013 defines a "Government company" as any company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments, or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments, and it includes a company which is a subsidiary of such a Government company. A foreign company is a company or body corporate incorporated outside India that has a place of business in India (section 2(42)), and a producer company is one registered under Chapter XXIA to carry on activities relating to the produce of its producer members, so neither fits the description.

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