(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

Dec. 3

Mar. 27

Dec. 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

3,96,204

27,367

3,24,079

3,37,580

13,501

(7.4)

(4.2)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

24,023

7,207

12,485

16,006

3,520

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,72,180

20,159

3,11,594

3,21,574

9,981

(5.7)

(3.2)

2.

Investments £

48,197

55,449 @@

7,252

31,727

42,171+

10,444

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,582

1,569

1,993

4,584

2,591

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,754

47,098

5,344

28,233

35,879

7,646

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

23,983

26,795

2,812

18,627

21,782

3,155

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

20,303

2,532

9,606

14,098

4,492

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,367

2,721

354

1,457

1,664

206

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

64

49

-15

44

44

—

them to enable them to meet the promoters'

contribution to the equity of new companies

in anticipation of raising resources

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

544 @

71

286

418 ++

132

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,691

4,28,173

27,482

3,43,607

3,64,164

20,557

* : 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 has been repeated.
@ : Upto August 31, 1999. @@ : Upto November 5, 1999. + : Upto November 6, 1998. ++ : Upto August 31, 1998.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.