(Rs.crore)
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Security & Type of      1995-96           1996-97             1996-97           1997-98
Issue                (April-March)     (April-March)        (April-July)      (April-July)
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                       No. of  Amount    No. of  Amount    No. of  Amount    No. of  Amount
                       Issues            Issues            Issues            Issues
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          1              2        3        4        5           6        7        8        9
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1)  Equity Shares        1605 12,052.1      814  6,152.4      420  2,593.0       57    632.0
        (a+b)           (463) (4,893.1)   (128) (1,464.3)    (70)   (538.4)     (13)  (320.2)

     a) Prospectus       1394  8,624.5      723  4,209.2       388 2,198.0       40    186.7
                         (304)(2,523.6)    (74)   (398.9)    (52)   (266.8)     (3)     (11.3)

     b) Rights            211  3,427.6       91  1,943.2       32    395.0       17    445.3
                         (159)(2,369.5)    (54) (1,065.4)     (18)  (271.6)     (10)  (308.9)

2)  Preference
    Shares (a+b)            9    150.1        5     71.9        4     70.9        -        -

     a) Prospectus          5    116.6        2     24.0        1     23.0        -        -
                                             (1)   (0.7)
     b) Rights              4     33.5        3     47.9        3     47.9        -        -

3) Debentures (a+b)        63  3,970.1       32  4,233.2       15  1,827.8        6    987.9

     a) Prospectus         16  1,669.8       14  3,561.2        7  1,632.2        2    135.2

     b) Rights             47  2,300.3       18    672.0        8    195.6        4    852.7

   Of Which:
 I) Convertible (a+b)      48  3,438.4       20    527.4       10    208.3        6    987.9

      a) Prospectus        15  1,569.8        6     71.2        3     42.2        2    135.2

      b) Rights            33  1,868.6       14    456.2        7    166.1        4    852.7

II)  Non-Convertible
     (a+b)                 15    531.7       12  3,705.8        5  1,619.5        -        -

      a) Prospectus         1    100.0        8  3,490.0        4  1,590.0        -        -

      b) Rights            14    431.7        4    215.8        1     29.5        -        -

4)  TOTAL(1+2+3)         1677 16,172.3      851 10,457.5      439  4,491.7       63  1,619.9

      a) Prospectus      1415 10,410.9      739  7,794.4      396  3,853.2       42    321.9

      b) Rights           262  5,761.4      112  2,663.1       43    638.5       21  1,298.0
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Note : Data are compiled from prospectus /circulars/advertisements issued by
       companies,replies given by the companies to the Reserve Bank's questionnaire,
       information received from stock exchanges, press reports, etc.