Table   4: Finances of Non-Government Non-Financial Public Limited Companies  
  Remuneration to Employees (Wage Cost) :Components  
  (Rs.crore)
  Number of Wage Salaries,Wages & Bonus Provident Fund Welfare Expenses
Year Compa- Cost Total Value Share in Total Share in Total Share in
  nies     Wage Cost Value Wage Cost Value Wage Cost
1 2 3 4 5 6
2004-05 2214 41168 34288 83.3 2936 7.1 3944 9.6
2003-04 35387 28776 81.3 2706 7.6 3905 11.0
2002-03 31081 25172 81.0 2495 8.0 3414 11.0
2003-04 2201 33919 27872 82.2 2529 7.5 3518 10.4
2002-03 29519 24188 81.9 2335 7.9 2996 10.1
2001-02 26990 22025 81.6 2047 7.6 2918 10.8
2002-03 2031 28132 22955 81.6 2271 8.1 2906 10.3
2001-02 25793 20968 81.3 1981 7.7 2844 11.0
2000-01 23819 19136 80.3 1860 7.8 2823 11.9
2001-02 2024 27190 21725 79.9 2198 8.1 3267 12.0
2000-01 25237 20133 79.8 2014 8.0 3090 12.2
1999-00 23011 18264 79.4 1901 8.3 2846 12.4
2000-01 1927 25558 20390 79.8 2077 8.1 3091 12.1
1999-00 23454 18542 79.1 1983 8.5 2929 12.5
1998-99 21739 17102 78.7 1872 8.6 2765 12.7
1999-00 1914 23214 18184 78.3 1975 8.5 3055 13.2
1998-99 21550 16963 78.7 1826 8.5 2761 12.8
1997-98 19520 15413 79.0 1584 8.1 2523 12.9
1998-99 1848 22789 17824 78.2 1939 8.5 3026 13.3
1997-98 20503 16208 79.1 1662 8.1 2633 12.8
1996-97 18093 14397 79.6 1379 7.6 2317 12.8
1997-98 1948 21219 16754 79.0 1725 8.1 2740 12.9
1996-97 18984 15114 79.6 1446 7.6 2424 12.8
1995-96 16899 13514 80.0 1250 7.4 2135 12.6
1996-97 1930 18745 14871 79.3 1431 7.6 2443 13.0
1995-96 16754 13374 79.8 1256 7.5 2124 12.7
1994-95 13998 11186 79.9 1021 7.3 1791 12.8
1995-96 1730 15546 12441 80.0 1170 7.5 1935 12.4
1994-95 13054 10467 80.2 955 7.3 1632 12.5
1993-94 11346 9154 80.7 820 7.2 1372 12.1
1994-95 1720 13243 10611 80.1 977 7.4 1655 12.5
1993-94 11631 9358 80.5 844 7.3 1429 12.3
1992-93 10222 8282 81.0 755 7.4 1185 11.6
1993-94 1700 12009 9684 80.6 874 7.3 1451 12.1
1992-93 10641 8623 81.0 788 7.4 1230 11.6
1991-92 9389 7646 81.4 675 7.2 1068 11.4
1992-93 1802 11358 9181 80.8 835 7.4 1342 11.8
1991-92 10077 8187 81.2 726 7.2 1164 11.6
1990-91 8897 7235 81.3 642 7.2 1020 11.5
1991-92 1836 10153 8258 81.3 732 7.2 1163 11.5
1990-91 8991 7321 81.4 652 7.3 1018 11.3
1990-91 2131 9858 8034 81.5 713 7.2 1111 11.3
1989-90 8777 7208 82.1 608 6.9 961 10.9
1988-89 7774 6434 82.8 503 6.5 837 10.8
1989-90 1908 8627 7069 81.9 597 6.9 961 11.1
1988-89 7632 6319 82.8 495 6.5 818 10.7
1987-88 6736 5597 83.1 448 6.7 691 10.3
1988-89 1885 7838 6478 82.6 513 6.5 847 10.8
1987-88 6948 5767 83.0 464 6.7 717 10.3
1986-87 6243 5189 83.1 415 6.6 639 10.2
1987-88 1953 6947 5771 83.1 460 6.6 716 10.3
1986-87 6287 5230 83.2 417 6.6 640 10.2
1985-86 5776 4818 83.4 376 6.5 582 10.1
1986-87 1942 6419 5345 83.3 424 6.6 650 10.1
1985-86 5904 4929 83.5 382 6.5 593 10.0
1984-85 5241 4373 83.4 344 6.6 524 10.0
1985-86 1867 5864 4895 83.5 381 6.5 588 10.0
1984-85 5223 4359 83.5 344 6.6 520 10.0
1983-84 4712 3933 83.5 311 6.6 468 9.9
1984-85 1838 5241 4374 83.5 346 6.6 521 9.9
1983-84 4748 3962 83.4 314 6.6 472 9.9
1982-83   4263 3573 83.8 280 6.6 410 9.6
Note: Wage cost means Rremenuration to employees  
Source: RBI(2006), Finances of Public Limited Companies 2004-05, RBI Bulletin, September.