(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. 23

Mar. 26

Mar. 24

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

5,09,082

73,124

3,68,837

4,35,958

67,121

(16.8)

(18.2)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

39,991

14,300

16,816

25,691

8,875

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,69,091

58,824

3,52,021

4,10,267

58,246

(14.3)

(16.5)

2. Investments

61,563

73,926@

12,362

48,446

61,523+

13,077

A.

Commercial Paper

5,037

7,233

2,196

4,006

5,346

1,339

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,668

63,486

9,818

42,033

53,365

11,332

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,604

36,926

6,322

24,174

30,505

6,332

(b) Private Corporate Sector

23,064

26,560

3,496

17,859

22,860

5,000

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,839

3,192

353

2,342

2,792

450

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

668@@

291

473

735++

262

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,207

5,43,684

71,477

4,00,940

4,72,525

71,585

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

@ : Upto March 9, 2001. @@ : Upto February 28, 2001. + : Upto March 10, 2000. ++ : Upto February 29, 2000.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.