(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. 26

Mar. 26

Jan. 28

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,99,586

63,628

3,68,837

4,15,288

46,451

(14.6)

(12.6)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

39,078

13,387

16,816

26,056

9,240

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,60,508

50,241

3,52,021

3,89,232

37,211

(12.2)

(10.6)

2. Investments £

61,429

69,828@

8,399

48,446

58,687+

10,241

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

7,193

2,128

4,006

5,716

1,710

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

59,433

5,932

42,033

50,164

8,131

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

35,261

4,674

24,174

28,173

3,999

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

24,172

1,257

17,859

21,991

4,132

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,841

3,186

345

2,342

2,757

415

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

1,013@@

636

473

841+

368

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

4,72,073

5,31,349

59,276

4,00,940

4,48,760

47,820

* : 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 29, 2000. @@ : Upto December 31, 2000. + : Upto December 31, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.