(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2000

2001

1999

2000

Item

Mar. 24

Feb. 23

Mar. 26

Feb. 25

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

5,04,621

68,662

3,68,837

4,24,584

55,747

(15.7)

(15.1)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

39,611

13,920

16,816

25,927

9,111

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,65,009

54,742

3,52,021

3,98,657

46,636

(13.3)

(13.2)

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

2,841

3,196

354

2,342

2,801

459

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

5,37,789

65,717

4,00,940

4,59,814

58,874

* : 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 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.