(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

1999

Mar. 24

Oct. 20

Mar. 26

Oct. 22

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,79,478

43,519

3,68,837

3,92,452

23,615

(10.0)

(6.4)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

33,845

8,153

16,816

21,404

4,588

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,45,633

35,366

3,52,021

3,71,047

19,026

(8.6)

(5.4)

2.

Investments

61,429

63,586 @

2,157

48,446

55,571 +

7,125

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

4,609

-456

4,006

6,342

2,336

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

55,942

2,440

42,033

46,605

4,572

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

33,023

2,437

24,174

25,898

1,724

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

22,918

3

17,859

20,707

2,848

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,841

3,020

178

2,342

2,580

237

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

20

15

-5

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

486 @@

109

473

662++

189

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,073

5,09,705

37,632

4,00,940

4,27,280

26,340

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto October 6, 2000. @@ : Upto September 30, 2000. + : Upto October 8, 1999. ++ : Upto September 30, 1999.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.