Statistics released late Wednesday by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that automaker Volkswagen's $190 million for their India project and $183 million raised by Fiat India for capital goods were also among the notable fund-raising exercises.

As many as 39 companies used the automatic route to raise $1.94 billion, while seven companies raised $74.25 million through the approved route, RBI said.

The fund-raising data further revealed that Indian companies raised $4.73 billion in the first four months of this fiscal, against $6.52 billion during the corresponding four months of the previous fiscal.