(Rs. crore)

1999-2000

1998-99

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1999

2000

1998

1999

Mar. 26

Jan. 14

Mar. 27

Jan. 15

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,14,733

45,896

3,24,079

3,50,567

26,488

(12.4)

(8.2)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

25,507

8,691

12,485

16,600

4,115

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,89,226

37,205

3,11,594

3,33,967

22,373

(10.6)

(7.2)

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 enable them to meet the promoters' contribution to the equity of new companies in anticipation of raising resources

64

49

-15

44

44

—

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

463 @

-10

286

628

++

342

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,829

4,47,263

46,434

3,44,346

3,78,857

34,511

* : 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 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.