(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

Mar. 9

Mar. 26

Mar. 10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

5,04,945

68,986

3,68,837

4,27,046

58,209

(15.8)

(15.8)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

39,928

14,237

16,816

24,935

8,119

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,65,017

54,749

3,52,021

4,02,111

50,090

(13.3)

(14.2)

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

5,37,819

65,612

4,00,940

4,64,058

63,119

* : 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 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.