(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. 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

61,563

71,739@

10,176

48,446

61,362+

12,917

A.

Commercial Paper

5,037

7,164

2,127

4,006

6,294

2,288

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,668

61,386

7,719

42,033

52,262

10,229

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,604

36,473

5,869

24,174

29,486

5,313

(b) Private Corporate Sector

23,064

24,914

1,850

17,859

22,776

4,917

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,839

3,174

335

2,342

2,786

443

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

1,063@@

686

473

585++

112

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

4,72,207

5,37,812

65,605

4,00,940

4,60,604

59,665

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

@ : Upto February 9, 2001. @@ : Upto January 31, 2001. + : Upto February 11, 2000. ++ : Upto January 31, 2000.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.