(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

1999

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

Mar. 24

May 19

Mar. 26

May 21

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,34,182

4,43,035

8,853

3,68,837

3,67,186

-1,651

(2.0)

(-0.4)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

30,293

4,601

16,816

21,797

4,981

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,08,490

4,12,742

4,252

3,52,021

3,45,389

-6,632

(1.0)

(-1.9)

2.

Investments £

61,124

62,943 @

1,819

48,446

49,659 +

1,214

A.

Commercial Paper

5,069

5,063

-5

4,006

4,911

905

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,184

54,891

1,706

42,033

42,199

166

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,607

32,487

1,880

24,174

24,187

13

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,578

22,404

-174

17,859

18,012

153

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private
Corporate Sector

2,851

2,969

118

2,342

2,485

142

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

20

20

—

64

64

—

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

..

..

473

415++

-58

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,69,614

4,75,685

6,071

4,00,940

3,95,463

-5,476

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

@ : Upto April 21, 2000. + : Upto April 23, 1999. ++ : Upto April 30, 1999.

£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data the information about investment has been repeated.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.