Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Indian firms by their ownership

The table below displays the classification of Indian firms based on their ownership as on 3rd January 2012. CMIE-Prowess database has been the source. Stand-alone firms include those firms classified in the database as 'private Indian' and 'private foreign'. Government controlled firms include all those that are classified as central, joint and state government enterprises. We exclude co-operative sector firms (less than 0.2% of total number) and small & ancillary units (defined by Govt of India).


Percentage share

Market capitalization
Number of firms (including unlisted firms)
Business group affiliated firms
57.50%
30.46%
Stand-alone firms
15.37%
63.46%
Government controlled firms
27.13%
6.07%