(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

2001

1999

2000

Mar. 24

Jan. 12

Mar. 26

Jan. 14

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,97,486

61,528

3,68,837

4,14,597

45,760

(14.1)

(12.4)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

38,417

12,726

16,816

25,507

8,691

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,59,069

48,802

3,52,021

3,89,090

37,069

(11.9)

(10.5)

2. Investments £

61,429

67,214@

5,785

48,446

57,914+

9,468

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

6,274

1,208

4,006

5,882

1,875

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

57,770

4,268

42,033

49,275

7,242

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

34,515

3,929

24,174

27,741

3,567

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

23,254

339

17,859

21,534

3,675

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,841

3,156

314

2,342

2,708

366

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

49

–15

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

377

1,013@@

636

473

841++

368

4. Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,073

5,27,296

55,223

4,00,940

4,47,844

46,904

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

£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data the information about investment has been repeated.

@ : Upto December 15, 2000. @@ : Upto December 31, 2000. + : Upto December 17, 1999. ++ : Upto December 31, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.