Table 2 : Non-Government Companies Limited By Share at Work
  Public Limited Companies Private Limited Companies All Companies
  Number of Companies Paid-up Capital Number of Companies Paid-up Capital Number  Paid-up  
  Number Share Rs.crore Share Number Share Rs.crore Share Capital  
                              (Rs.crore)  
1990 25217 12.5 13573 78.9 175751 87.5 3620 21.1 200968 17193  
1991 26813 -6.3 12 16597 -22.3 81.7 196472 -11.8 88 3716 -2.7 18.3 223285 -11.1 20313 -18.1
1992 29231 -9 11.7 22522 -35.7 84.3 219950 -11.9 88.3 4210 -13.3 15.7 249181 -11.6 26731 -31.6
1993 33549 -14.8 12.2 27498 -22.1 83.6 240925 -9.5 87.8 5394 -28.1 16.4 274474 -10.2 32892 -23
1994 37410 -11.5 12.3 34740 -26.3 74.8 267012 -10.8 87.7 11701 -116.9 25.2 304422 -10.9 46441 -41.2
1995 46076 -23.2 13.1 50680 -45.9 80.8 306017 -14.6 86.9 12039 -2.9 19.2 352093 -15.7 62719 -35.1
1996 56797 -23.3 13.9 68620 -35.4 78.8 351129 -14.7 86.1 18506 -53.7 21.2 407926 -15.9 87126 -38.9
1997 63500 -11.8 14.1 80837 -17.8 76.1 386230 -10 85.9 25364 -37.1 23.9 449730 -10.2 106201 -21.9
1998 67929 -7 14.1 96497 -19.4 75 415348 -7.5 85.9 32193 -26.9 25 483277 -7.5 128690 -21.2
1999 70413 -3.7 13.8 126344 -30.9 75.5 440348 -6 86.2 41097 -27.7 24.5 510761 -5.7 167441 -30.1
2000 73225 -4 13.5 163685 -29.6 75.8 467964 -6.3 86.5 52275 -27.2 24.2 541189 -6 215960 -29
2001 75615 -3.3 13.3 184466 -12.7 74.5 492219 -5.2 86.7 63035 -20.6 25.5 567834 -4.9 247501 -14.6
2002 75621 0 12.9 204156 -10.7 71.6 512364 -4.1 87.1 81092 -28.6 28.4 587985 -3.5 285248 -15.3
2003 75846 -0.3 12.4 241856 -18.5 74.1 535026 -4.4 87.6 84721 -4.5 25.9 610872 -3.9 326576 -14.5
2004 76678 -1.1 12 248716 -2.8 72.9 563525 -5.3 88 92650 -9.4 27.2 640203 -4.8 341065 -4.4
Average Annual Growth Rate      
1991-2004 14 years 8.7 23.7   8.5 30.5   8.5 24.7
1998-2004 7 years 2.8     17.8     5.6     20.7     5.2   18.4
Note: Figures in brackets are percentage variation over the previous year.
Source: GOI (2005), Annual Report 2005, Ministry of Company Affairs