(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

1999

Mar. 24

Aug. 25

Mar. 26

Aug. 27

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,61,769

25,811

3,68,837

3,74,766

5,929

(5.9)

(1.6)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

32,636

6,944

16,816

21,688

4,872

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,29,134

18,866

3,52,021

3,53,078

1,057

(4.6)

(0.3)

2.

Investments

61,429

65,249

@

3,820

48,446

53,806 +

5,360

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

5,870

804

4,006

6,684

2,678

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

56,362

2,861

42,033

44,592

2,559

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

33,094

2,508

24,174

24,389

216

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

23,268

353

17,859

20,203

2,344

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,841

3,002

161

2,342

2,485

143

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

15

-5

64

44

-20

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

377

343

@@

-34

473

430

++

-43

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,073

4,94,725

22,652

4,00,940

4,07,314

6,374

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

@ : Upto August 11, 2000. @@ : Upto June 30, 2000. + : Upto August 13, 1999. ++ : Upto June 30, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.