(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

72,578@

11,015

48,446

61,653+

13,207

A.

Commercial Paper

5,037

7,113

2,076

4,006

6,003

1,996

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,668

62,263

8,596

42,033

52,869

10,836

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,604

36,817

6,214

24,174

30,168

5,994

(b) Private Corporate Sector

23,064

25,446

2,382

17,859

22,701

4,842

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,839

3,187

348

2,342

2,762

419

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

5,38,658

66,451

4,00,940

4,64,349

63,409

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

@ : Upto February 23, 2001. @@ : Upto January 31, 2001. + : Upto February 25, 2000. ++ : Upto January 31, 2000.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.