(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

70,874@

9,445

48,446

59,386+

10,940

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

7,216

2,150

4,006

6,080

2,074

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

60,467

6,966

42,033

50,484

8,451

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

36,127

5,541

24,174

28,544

4,370

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

24,340

1,425

17,859

21,940

4,081

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,841

3,176

334

2,342

2,802

460

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

20

–44

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

377

1,013@@

636

473

841++

368

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

4,72,073

5,32,395

60,322

4,00,940

4,49,459

48,519

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

@ : Upto January 12, 2001. @@ : Upto December 31, 2000. + : Upto January 14, 2000. ++ : Upto December 31, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.