(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

Mar. 10

Mar. 27

Mar. 12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,25,392

56,555

3,24,079

3,55,240

31,161

(15.3)

(9.6)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

24,935

8,119

12,485

16,732

4,247

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

4,00,457

48,436

3,11,594

3,38,508

26,914

(13.8)

(8.6)

2.

Investments £

48,355

60,365 @

12,010

32,467

46,807+

14,341

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

6,408

2,394

2,428

4,373

1,945

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,929

51,121

9,192

28,523

40,099

11,576

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,161

29,281

5,121

18,762

22,561

3,799

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,768

21,839

4,071

9,761

17,538

7,777

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,349

2,788

439

1,472

2,291

819

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

585 @@

112

286

792 ++

506

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,849

4,61,407

60,558

3,44,346

3,86,107

41,761

* : 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 February 11, 2000. @@ : January 31, 2000. + : Upto February 12, 1999. ++ : Upto January 31, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.