(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. 17

Mar. 27

Dec. 18

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,00,060

31,223

3,24,079

3,38,168

14,089

(8.5)

(4.3)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

24,428

7,612

12,485

15,987

3,502

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,75,632

23,611

3,11,594

3,22,181

10,587

(6.7)

(3.4)

2.

Investments £

48,197

55,897 @@

7,700

31,727

42,620+

10,893

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,001

988

1,993

4,404

2,411

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,754

48,155

6,401

28,233

36,477

8,244

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

23,983

27,278

3,295

18,627

21,903

3,276

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

20,877

3,106

9,606

14,574

4,968

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,367

2,692

325

1,457

1,675

218

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

64

49

-15

44

64

20

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

4,32,073

31,382

3,43,607

3,65,219

21,612

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data the information about investment has been repeated.
@ : Upto August 31, 1999. @@ : Upto November 19, 1999. + : Upto November 20, 1998. ++ : Upto August 31, 1998.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.