(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. 25

Mar. 27

Feb. 26

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,23,937

55,100

3,24,079

3,53,469

29,390

(14.9)

(9.1)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

25,927

9,111

12,485

17,336

4,851

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,98,010

45,989

3,11,594

3,36,133

24,539

(13.1)

(7.9)

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

64

49

-15

44

44

—

them to 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

758 @@

285

286

595 ++

309

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,849

4,57,913

57,064

3,44,346

3,83,402

39,056

* : 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 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.