(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

Feb. 9

Mar. 26

Feb. 11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

5,01,110

65,151

3,68,837

4,19,724

50,886

(14.9)

(13.8)

A. Food Credit

25,691

39,594

13,902

16,816

25,961

9,145

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,61,516

51,249

3,52,021

3,93,762

41,741

(12.5)

(11.9)

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

2,841

3,176

334

2,342

2,802

460

Corporate Sector

D. Loans to Corporates against shares held by

20

15

–5

64

20

–44

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

5,33,403

61,330

4,00,940

4,53,989

53,050

* : 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 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.