(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

1999

Mar. 24

Sep. 22

Mar. 26

Sep. 24

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,66,826

30,867

3,68,837

3,80,658

11,821

(7.1)

(3.2)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

32,090

6,398

16,816

20,532

3,716

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,34,736

24,469

3,52,021

3,0,126

8,104

(6.0)

(2.3)

2.

Investments

61,429

63,228 @

1,799

48,446

53,881 +

5,435

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

4,695

-371

4,006

6,162

2,156

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

55,533

2,032

42,033

45,200

3,167

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

32,770

2,184

24,174

24,970

796

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

22,763

-152

17,859

20,230

2,371

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,841

2,985

143

2,342

2,475

133

Corporate Sector

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

580 @@

203

473

581++

108

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,073

4,98,544

26,471

4,00,940

4,14,587

13,647

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto September 8, 2000. @@ : Upto July 30, 2000. + : Upto September 10, 1999. ++ : Upto July 30, 1999.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.