(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

1999

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

62,874 @

1,750

48,446

50,225 +

1,780

A.

Commercial Paper

5,069

5,455

386

4,006

5,326

1,319

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,184

54,424

1,240

42,033

42,337

304

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,607

32,584

1,978

24,174

24,122

-51

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,578

21,840

-738

17,859

18,215

356

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,851

2,975

124

2,342

2,519

176

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

20

20

—

64

44

-20

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

415++

-58

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,69,614

4,75,616

6,001

4,00,940

3,96,029

-4,910

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

@ : Upto May 5, 2000. + : Upto May 7, 1999. ++ : Upto April 30, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional andtentative.