(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. 28

Mar. 27

Jan. 29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,14,553

45,716

3,24,079

3,49,271

25,192

(12.4)

(7.8)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

26,056

9,240

12,485

17,056

4,571

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,88,497

36,476

3,11,594

3,32,215

20,621

(10.4)

(6.6)

2.

Investments

48,335

58,447 @@

10,112

32,467

45,823+

13,357

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,977

1,964

2,428

4,830

2,402

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,885

49,626

7,741

28,523

39,232

10,709

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,115

28,319

4,204

18,762

22,643

3,881

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

21,307

3,537

9,761

16,589

6,828

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,373

2,795

423

1,472

1,718

246

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

758 @

285

286

595 ++

309

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,829

4,47,703

46,874

3,44,346

3,78,633

34,287

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

@ : Upto December 31, 1999. @@ : Upto January 14, 2000. + : Upto January 15, 1999. ++ : Upto December 31, 1998.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.