(Rupees crore)

Year (April-March)

Tax-Free Bonds

Taxable Bonds

Total (2+3)

1

2

3

4

1985-86

-

353.7

353.7

1986-87

899.6

774.6

1,674.2

1987-88

1,387.3

946.9

2,334.2

1988-89

2,412.0

456.3

2,868.3

1989-90

3,317.0

912.0

4,229.0

1990-91

2,545.0

3,118.2

5,663.2

1991-92

2,468.6

3,242.2

5,710.8

1992-93

10.5

1,052.0

1,062.5

1993-94

1,413.9

4,172.0

5,585.9

1994-95

1,198.3

1,871.8

3,070.1

1995-96

547.4

1,743.8

2,291.2

1996-97

67.0

3,327.3

3,394.3

1997-98

P

570.1

2,412.4

2,982.5

1998-99

P

586.7

4,355.1

4,941.9

1999-00

P

400.0

8,221.8

8,621.8

P Provisional.

* Data include both public issues of bonds and privately placed bonds.

Source : Respective Public Sector Undertakings for years up to 1997-98 and merchant bankers and prospectus thereafter.