TABLE IPATTERN OF ABSORPTION OF PRIVATE CAPITAL Issues (in Rs. lakhs) 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 No. of Companies 83 69 80 80 96 121 244 353 Eg§c Amount Issued (1+2) 6408 3430 7171 5787 6224 9838 42163 35660 t-1 1. Subscribed 769 575 1456 1137 1389 2427 11965 15122 s5 1) Promoters etc. 579 440 1032 941 1068 2211 10339 14211 z 2) Govt., Fin. Inst, LIC etc. 190 135 424 196 321 216 7626 911 3 ti 2. Offered to Public 5639 2855 5715 4650 4836 7410 30198 20538 am (i) Subscribed by Pub. other 2856 1549 3077 3477 3989 6559 26093 15653 30 than under-writers ? (ii) Underwriters 2783 1265 2499 1170 835 833 4104 4418 tfl 0 (iii) Unsubscribed — 42 139 4 11 19 1 467 1 3. Amount underwritten 5475 2520 5290 3358 3761 4212 26138 16270 § ^ \ Source : Reserve Bank of India. Monthly Bulletins, Various issues.