Section 2 (18) of The Companies Act, 1956 defines the term Government company " means a Government company within the meaning of section 617.

In terms of Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 a Government company means any company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments, or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments, and includes a company which is a subsidiary of a Government company.

Name of the Companies	Rating	Rate of Interest %					Interet Mode Mode- Min. Amt. (fig. in 000) M/Q/H/Y/C
		12M	24M	36M	48M	60m
HUDCO LTD.	AAA	5.50	5.75	6.00	6.00	6.00	C/Y/Q/H-50
KERALA TRANS. DEV. FIN. COR. LTD.	-	6.75	7.00	7.50	7.50	7.50	M/Q/C-5
NTPC LTD.	FAAA	5.25	5.50	5.75	-	-	M-100;Q/C-5
SARDAR SAROVAR NARMADA NIGAM LTD.		5.50	6.50	7.50	-	-	M-15;H/C-5
SIDBI		5.50	5.75	6.00	6.00	6.00
T.N. POWER FINANCE & INFRASTRUC. DEV. CORP. LTD. (yields)	FA+	6.17	6.92	7.76	8.05	8.36	Q-10;C-10