(Rs. crore)

1999-2000

1998-99

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1999

1999

1998

1998

Mar. 26

Oct. 22

Mar. 27

Oct. 23

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

3,91,636

22,799

3,24,079

3,37,819

13,741

(6.2)

(4.2)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

21,404

4,588

12,485

16,728

4,243

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,70,232

18,211

3,11,594

3,21,092

9,498

(5.2)

(3.0)

2.

Investments £

48,186

54,429 @@

6,243

31,727

40,955+

9,228

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

6,160

2,147

1,993

4,662

2,669

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,756

45,736

3,981

28,233

34,635

6,402

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,031

25,844

1,813

18,627

21,476

2,849

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,725

19,892

2,168

9,606

13,159

3,553

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,353

2,489

136

1,457

1,594

136

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by them to enable them to meet the promoters' contribution to the equity of new companies in anticipation of raising resources

64

44

-20

44

64

20

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

544 @

71

286

418 ++

132

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,680

4,25,205

24,525

3,43,607

3,62,464

18,858

*

: Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.

£

: In view of inadequate availability of latest data, the information about investments have been repeated.

@

: Upto August 31, 1999. @@ : Upto September 24, 1999. + : Upto September 25, 1998. ++ : Upto August 31, 1998.

Note :

1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.