(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

Feb. 11

Mar. 27

Feb. 12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,18,103

49,266

3,24,079

3,49,862

25,783

(13.4)

(8.0)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

25,961

9,145

12,485

17,113

4,628

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,92,142

40,121

3,11,594

3,32,749

21,156

(11.4)

(6.8)

2.

Investments

48,355

59,145 @

10,790

32,467

46,675+

14,208

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

6,159

2,146

2,428

4,881

2,453

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,929

50,149

8,220

28,523

39,846

11,323

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,161

28,872

4,711

18,762

22,553

3,791

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,768

21,277

3,509

9,761

17,294

7,533

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,349

2,787

438

1,472

1,904

432

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)

4,00,849

4,52,044

51,195

3,44,346

3,80,019

35,673

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

@ : Upto January 28, 2000. @@ : December 31, 1999. + : Upto January 29, 1999. ++ : Upto December 31, 1998.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.