(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

75,108

13,545

48,446

61,563

13,177

A.

Commercial Paper

5,037

7,407

2,371

4,006

5,037

1,030

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,668

64,536

10,869

42,033

53,668

11,635

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,604

37,738

7,135

24,174

30,604

6,430

(b) Private Corporate Sector

23,064

26,798

3,734

17,859

23,064

5,205

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,839

3,150

311

2,342

2,839

497

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

5,44,867

72,660

4,00,940

4,72,565

71,625

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

@ : Upto February 28, 2001. + : Upto February 29, 2000.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.