(Rs.crore)
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Security & Type of      1995-96           1996-97           April 96           April 97
Issue                (April-March)     (April-March)
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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        1608 12,099.4      830  6,271.3      118    606.4       16     68.8
        (a+b)           (465) (4,920.5)   (130) (1,507.0)    (24)   (95.7)      (1)     (3.7)

     a) Prospectus       1394  8,624.5      738  4,324.1      106    537.6       15     58.2
                         (304)(2,523.6)    (75) (440.7)      (17)   (60.0)      (1)     (3.7)

     b) Rights            214  3,474.9       92  1,947.2       12     68.8        1     10.6
                         (161)(2,396.9)    (55) (1,066.3)     (7)   (35.7)      (-)      (-)

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

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

3) Debentures (a+b)        63  3,970.1       33  4,238.0        1     59.0        2    160.1

     a) Prospectus         16  1,669.8       14  3,561.2        -        -        1    124.7

     b) Rights             47  2,300.3       19    676.8        1     59.0        1     35.4

   Of Which:
 I) Convertible (a+b)      48  3,438.4       21    532.2        1     59.0        2    160.1

      a) Prospectus        15  1,569.8        6     71.2        -        -        1    124.7

      b) Rights            33  1,868.6       15    461.0        1     59.0        1     35.4

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

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

      b) Rights            14    431.7        4    215.8        -        -        -        -

4)  TOTAL(1+2+3)         1680 16,219.6      868 10,581.2      119    665.4       18    228.9

      a) Prospectus      1415 10,410.9      754  7,909.3      106    537.6       16    182.9

      b) Rights           265  5,808.7      114  2,671.9       13    127.8        2     46.0
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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.