(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

60,908

@

12,553

32,488

47,988 +

15,500

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,392

1,379

2,443

4,088

1,645

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,929

52,676

10,748

28,528

41,544

13,017

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,161

30,382

6,222

18,767

23,426

4,659

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,768

22,294

4,526

9,760

18,118

8,358

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,349

2,791

442

1,473

2,311

838

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

513

@@

40

286

515 ++

229

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,849

4,69,911

69,062

3,44,368

4,00,524

56,156

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

@ : As on March 10, 2000. @@ : As on February 29, 2000. + : As on March 12, 1999. ++ : As on February 28, 1999.

Note : 1.

Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2.

Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.