(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

71,767@

10,338

48,446

60,316+

11,871

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

7,296

2,230

4,006

6,199

2,192

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

61,260

7,759

42,033

51,296

9,263

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

36,509

5,922

24,174

29,129

4,955

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

24,751

1,836

17,859

22,167

4,308

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,841

3,196

354

2,342

2,801

459

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

5,34,296

62,223

4,00,940

4,54,920

53,980

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

@: Upto January 26, 2001. @@:Upto December 31, 2000. +:Upto January 28, 2000. ++ : Upto December 31, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.