(Rs. crore)

Commercial

Bonds / Debentures / Preference Shares issued by

Equity Shares issued

Outstanding as on

Paper

Public Sector

Private Corporate

by PSUs and Private

Undertakings (PSUs)

Sector

Corporate Sector +

1

2

3

4

5

March

27,

1998

2,443

18,767

9,778

1,472 (44)

March

26,

1999

4,006

24,169

17,857

2,343 (64)

March

24,

2000

5,037

30,620

22,988

2,834 (20)

March

23,

2001

6,984

38,453

27,006

3,171 (15)

July

14,

2000

6,918

32,992

22,848

2,952 (15)

July

13,

2001

6,479

39,135

27,318

3,178 (15)

July

28,

2000

6,544

33,210

23,189

3,003 (15)

July

27,

2001

5,652

39,381

26,952

3,188 (15)

+ : Figures in brackets are loans to corporates against shares held by them to meet the promoters’ contribution to the equity of new companies in anticipation of raising resources. Note: Data are provisional and tentative and as such subject to revision. Source : Special Fortnightly Returns.

(Rs. crore)

Shares issued by

Bonds / Debentures issued by

Outstanding as on

Commercial

Public Sector

Private

Public Sector

Private

Paper

Undertakings

Corporate

Undertakings

Corporate

(PSUs)

Sector

(PSUs)

Sector

1

2

3

4

5

6

March

26,

1999

4,006

867

3,033

24,072

16,398

March

24,

2000

5,037

876

3,908

30,376

21,211

March

23,

2001

8,049

1,342

4,348

36,568

25,537

March

22,

2002

8,497

1,587

4,327

39,520

27,069

March

21,

2003

4,258

1,431

7,586

46,633

33,127

January

11,

2002

8,892

1,617

4,112

37,224

26,677

January

10,

2003

5,477

1,489

7,443

45,832

31,875

January

25,

2002

9,017

1,629

4,146

38,424

25,388

January

24,

2003

5,495

1,471

7,564

45,781

31,522

February

8,

2002

8,873

1,627

4,140

38,169

26,682

February

7,

2003

5,445

1,458

7,384

46,638

32,083

February

22,

2002

8,895

1,534

4,101

38,404

26,359

February

21,

2003

5,075

1,816

7,709

46,962

32,200

March

8,

2002

8,455

1,548

4,152

38,569

26,566

March

7,

2003

4,417

1,448

7,628

47,213

31,508

March

22,

2002

8,497

1,587

4,327

39,520

27,069

March

21,

2003

4,258

1,431

7,586

46,633

33,127

April

5,

2002

7,699

1,531

4,247

40,124

26,657

April

4,

2003

3,565

1,422

7,410

45,509

31,443

April

19,

2002

8,060

1,504

4,241

39,028

26,210

April

18,

2003

3,514

1,446

7,611

45,894

29,842

May

3,

2002

7,412

1,553

8,013

40,871

32,682

May

2,

2003

3,363

1,443

7,631

45,991

28,922

May

17,

2002

6,796

1,543

7,854

39,152

32,657

May

16,

2003

3,559

1,395

7,658

46,192

29,699

May

31,

2002

7,155

1,535

7,905

38,743

32,411

May

30,

2003

3,496

1,365

7,550

45,638

29,642

Note : From the financial year 2001-02, data on investments are based on Statutory Section 42(2) Returns. Such data for the earlier period were based on Special Fortnightly Return (SFR VII), which has since been discontinued.