(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

1999

Mar. 24

Dec. 1

Mar. 26

Dec. 3

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,80,748

44,790

3,68,837

3,96,752

27,915

(10.3)

(7.6)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

36,917

11,226

16,816

24,023

7,207

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,43,831

33,564

3,52,021

3,72,728

20,707

(8.2)

(5.9)

2.

Investments

61,429

65,515 @

4,086

48,446

56,480 +

8,034

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

5,409

343

4,006

5,224

1,218

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

56,861

3,360

42,033

48,527

6,494

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

33,567

2,981

24,174

27,143

2,969

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

23,294

379

17,859

21,384

3,525

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,841

3,230

389

2,342

2,679

337

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

20

15

-5

64

49

-15

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

570 @@

193

473

463++

-10

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,073

5,09,916

37,844

4,00,940

4,29,671

28,731

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto November 17, 2000. @@ : Upto October 31, 2000. + : Upto November 19, 1999. ++ : Upto October 31, 1999.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.