India Inc`s net profit swells to Rs 100,000 cr

2003-042004-05 ONGC8664.43

9185.39*

Reliance Ind51607572 SAIL2512.086816.97 NTPC5260.85807 IOC7004.824891.38 SBI36814304.52 Tata Steel1746.223474.17 TCS      NA2236.7 ITC1592.852191.4 ICICI Bank1637.12005.2 * for the nine months ended Dec  2004  Much of the credit for this goes to the top 25 profitable companies, which accounted for 58 per cent of the total figure. The top 25 posted a net profit of Rs 71,761 crore and the remaining 2,975 companies Rs 53,239 crore.  Five companies had a net profit of over $1 billion. Steel Authority of India (Sail), with a net profit of Rs 6,817 crore, joined the $ 1 billion net profit club, which had only four members in the previous year.  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), with nine months