(Rs. crore)

1999-2000

1998-99

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1999

1999

1998

1999

Mar. 26

Dec. 31

Mar. 27

Jan. 1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,10,464

41,626

3,24,079

3,47,043

22,964

(11.3)

(7.1)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

25,598

8,782

12,485

16,101

3,616

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,84,865

32,844

3,11,594

3,30,942

19,348

(9.3)

(6.2)

2.

Investments

48,335

57,574 @@

9,239

32,467

44,262+

11,796

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,782

1,768

2,428

4,663

2,235

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,885

49,041

7,156

28,523

37,852

9,329

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,115

27,870

3,756

18,762

22,095

3,333

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

21,170

3,400

9,761

15,758

5,997

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,373

2,703

330

1,472

1,703

232

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by them to

64

49

-15

44

44

—

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

463 @

-10

286

628 ++

342

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,829

4,42,902

42,073

3,44,346

3,75,832

31,486

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

@ : Upto October 31, 1999. @@ : Upto December 17, 1999. + : Upto December 18, 1998.
++ : Upto October 31, 1998.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.