(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. 24

Mar. 27

Mar. 26

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,34,182

65,344

3,24,079

3,68,837

44,759

(17.7)

(13.8)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

25,691

8,875

12,485

16,816

4,331

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

4,08,490

56,469

3,11,594

3,52,021

40,428

(16.0)

(13.0)

2.

Investments £

48,355

60,701 @

12,347

32,488

47,528 +

15,040

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

6,131

2,118

2,443

4,417

1,974

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,929

51,751

9,823

28,528

40,759

12,232

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,161

30,019

5,859

18,767

23,206

4,439

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,768

21,732

3,964

9,760

17,553

7,793

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,349

2,770

421

1,473

2,307

834

Corporate Sector

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

4,69,776

68,928

3,44,368

4,00,341

55,973

* : 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.
@ : As on February 25, 2000. @@ : As on January 31, 2000. + : As on February 26, 1999. ++ : As on January 31, 1999.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.