(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6)- (5)

Item

2000

1999

Mar. 24

Jul. 28

Mar. 26

Jul. 30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,57,503

21,545

3,68,837

3,72,052

3,215

(4.9)

(0.9)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

32,808

7,117

16,816

22,491

5,676

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,24,695 14,428

3,52,021

3,49,560

-2,461

(3.5)

(-0.7)

2.

Investments £

60,842

64,053 @

3,210

48,446

52,701 +

4,255

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

6,743

1,677

4,006

6,233

2,227

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

52,916

54,381

1,465

42,033

43,923

1,890

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,490

32,426

1,937

24,174

24,760

587

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,426

21,955

-471

17,859

19,162

1,303

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,841

2,928

88

2,342

2,501

158

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

377

235 @@

-142

473

629++

156

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,71,486

4,88,983

17,497

4,00,940

4,02,891

1,951

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto June 30, 2000. @@ : Upto May 31, 2000. + : Upto July 2, 1999. ++ : Upto May 31, 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.