(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

48,335

56,966 @@

8,631

32,467

43,519+

11,053

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,574

1,561

2,428

4,545

2,117

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,885

48,611

6,726

28,523

36,903

8,380

(a) Public Sector undertakings

24,115

27,646

3,531

18,762

21,802

3,040

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

20,965

3,195

9,761

15,101

5,340

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,373

2,731

359

1,472

2,007

536

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

49

-15

44

64

20

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

662 @

189

286

410 ++

124

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,829

4,33,260

32,431

3,44,346

3,66,110

21,764

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

@ : Upto September 30, 1999. @@ : Upto December 3, 1999. + : Upto December 4, 1998. ++ : Upto September 30, 1998.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.