FM says more fiscal measures may be taken to rein in inflation

22 Apr 2008 | 11:49

FM says more fiscal measures may be taken to rein in inflation

Finance Minister (FM) P Chidambaram today said more fiscal measures will be taken as and when necessary to rein in inflation. He said the government had already taken a set up fiscal measures and some more fiscal measures are being contemplated.

FM said it remains to be seen as to what further steps the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) takes. RBIs annual policy review is due on 29 April 2008. Last week, RBI raised cash reserve ration by a steep basis points to such out liquidity from the banking system. Inflation surged to a three-year high in late March 2008

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Mineral policy to attract $2.5 billion FDI annually

22 Apr 2008 | 11:23

Mineral policy to attract $2.5 billion FDI annually

The new National Mineral Policy (NMP) envisages foreign direct investment (FDI) of $2.5 billion annually, Mines Minister Sis Ram Ola told Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a query on Monday, 21 April 2008. The minister said annual FDI of $2.5 billion is expected in the mining sector from the fifth year of implementation of the new NMP.

The minister said the policy sought to develop a sustainable framework for optimum utilisation of the countrys natural mineral resources for the industrial growth in the country and at the same time improving the life of people living in the mining areas, which are generally located in the backward and tribal regions of the country

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Mutual Fund - Portfolio of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

Portfolio of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund as on 31st March 2008
Total Assets : Rs.813.9 Crores

No	Name of the company	Sector	P/E Ratio	% of total Assets
1	ABG Shipyard Ltd	Shipping	0	0.77
2	Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd	Diversify-Mega	0	4.03
3	AIA Engineering Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	1.33
4	Alsthom Projects India Ltd	Electric Equip	0	1.88
5	Arshiya International Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	1.63
6	Ashok Leyland Ltd	Auto-LCVs/HCVs	0	0.15
7	Bharat Bijlee Ltd	Electric Equip	0	2.52
8	Century Textiles & Industries Ltd	Diversify-Mega	0	2.24
9	Cummins India Ltd	Engines	0	3.51
10	Debt	DEBT	0	11.62
11	Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals Corp Ltd	Fertilizers	0	3.3
12	EMCO Ltd	Electric Equip	0	1.29
13	Everest Industries Ltd	Cement Products	0	1.28
14	Exide Industries Ltd	Auto Ancillaries	0	7.74
15	Gammon India Ltd	Construction	0	1.8
16	Geojit Financial Services Ltd	Finance	0	1.71
17	Great Offshore Ltd	Shipping	0	2.35
18	Gremach Infrastructure Equipments & Projects Ltd	Engineering	0	0.79
19	Gujarat State Petronet Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	1.64
20	Heritage Foods (India) Ltd	Food-Proc-Indian	0	2.33
21	ICICI Bank Ltd	Banks-Pvt Sector	0	0.95
22	India Infoline Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	3.79
23	Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd	TranLineTow/Eqpt	0	2.99
24	Kirloskar Brothers Ltd	Pumps	0	1.19
25	Kirloskar Pneumatic Ltd	Compres/Dril Eqp	0	2
26	Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd	Finance - Investment/others	0	0.35
27	Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd	Construction	0	1.8
28	Nelcast Ltd	Casting &Forging	0	0.24
29	NEW DELHI TELEVISION LTD	Entertainment Content Provider	0	3.27
30	Pidilite Industries Ltd	Chemicals	0	2.83
31	Sesa Goa Ltd	Mining/Miner/Met	0	0.25
32	Simplex Infrastructure Ltd	Construction	0	6.67
33	SKF India Ltd	Bearings	0	2.93
34	Sundaram Fasteners Ltd	Fasteners	0	2.14
35	Television Eighteen India Ltd	Entertainment Content Provider	0	2.95
36	Trent Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	5.69
37	TRF Ltd	Engineering	0	2.9
38	Vardhman Textiles Ltd	Text-Cott.Blend	0	1.57
39	Vimta Labs Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	0.86
40	XL Telecom Ltd	Telecom - Equipment	0	0.75
Total:				100

 

 

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Mutual Fund - Portfolio of Franklin India Prima Plus

Portfolio of Franklin India Prima Plus as on 31st March 2008
Total Assets : Rs.1480.93 Crores

No	Name of the company	Sector	P/E Ratio	% of total Assets
1	ABB Ltd	Electric Equip	0	3.91
2	Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd	Diversify-Mega	0	1.58
3	Asian Paints (India) Ltd	Paints/Varnish	0	2.53
4	Axis Bank Ltd	Banks-Pub Sector	0	1.85
5	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd	Refineries	0	2.21
6	Bharti Airtel Ltd	Telecom - Services	0	4.94
7	Bosch Ltd	Auto Ancillaries	0	1.49
8	Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd	Banks-Pvt Sector	0	0.85
9	Credit Rating Information Services Of India Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	0.47
10	Cummins India Ltd	Engines	0	1.86
11	Dabur India Ltd	Diversify-Large	0	0.34
12	DLF Ltd	Construction	0	0.47
13	eClerx Services Ltd	IT Enabal Services BPO	0	0.2
14	Gammon India Ltd	Construction	0	0.65
15	Geojit Financial Services Ltd	Finance	0	0.38
16	Grasim Industries Ltd	Diversify-Mega	0	2.59
17	HDFC Bank Ltd	Banks-Pvt Sector	0	7.63
18	Hero Honda Motors Ltd	Auto-M Cycle/Mop	0	1.45
19	HT Media Ltd	Entertainment Content Provider	0	0.97
20	ICICI Bank Ltd	Banks-Pvt Sector	0	4.8
21	Infosys Technologies Ltd	Computer-SW-Larg	0	7.41
22	Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd	Finance	0	2.66
23	Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd	Paints/Varnish	0	1.06
24	Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd	Finance	0	2.43
25	Larsen & Toubro Ltd	Diversify-Mega	0	3.39
26	Lupin Laboratories Ltd (Merged)	Pharm-Ind-BD&For	0	0.53
27	Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd	Auto-Tractors	0	0.57
28	Marico Industries Ltd	PersonalCare-Ind	0	1.95
29	Nestle India Ltd	Food-Proc-MNC	0	3.66
30	Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd.	Entertainment Electronic Media	0	0
31	NEW DELHI TELEVISION LTD	Entertainment Content Provider	0	2.13
32	Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd	Oil Drill/Allied	0	0.5
33	Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd	Textiles Products	0	1.05
34	Pfizer Ltd	Pharm-MNC	0	0.76
35	Punj Lloyd Ltd	Construction	0	0.42
36	Reliance Communications Ltd	Telecom - Equipment	0	2.45
37	Reliance Industries Ltd	Diversify-Mega	0	4.05
38	Satyam Computer Services Ltd	Computer-SW-Larg	0	2.73
39	Sesa Goa Ltd	Mining/Miner/Met	0	0.59
40	Shaw Wallace & Company Ltd	Breweries & Dist	0	0.45
41	Siemens Ltd	Electronic-Comp.	0	2
42	Steel Authority of India Ltd	Steel - Large	0	0.44
43	Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	Computer-SW-Larg	0	1.99
44	Tata Motor Ltd	Auto-LCVs/HCVs	0	1.64
45	Tata Steel Ltd	Steel - Large	0	1.85
46	Television Eighteen India Ltd	Entertainment Content Provider	0	4.23
47	Titan Industries Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	1.1
48	Trent Ltd	Miscellaneous	0	0.25
49	TV Today Network Ltd	Entertainment Content Provider	0	0.34
50	UN LISTED	Un Listed Scripts	0	0.88
51	Unitech Ltd	Construction	0	0.14
52	United Spirits Ltd	Breweries & Dist	0	0.47
53	Yes Bank Ltd	Banks-Pvt Sector	0	0.91
Total:				100

 

 

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