(Rs. crore)

1998-99

1997-98

Outstanding as on

Variations

Outstanding as on

Variations

(3) - (2)

(6) - (5)

Item

1998

1999

1997

1998

Mar. 27

Jan. 15

Mar. 28

Jan. 16

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,49,240

25,161

2,78,401

3,02,076

23,675

(7.8)

(8.5)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

16,600

4,115

7,597

12,013

4,416

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,32,639

21,046

2,70,805

2,90,064

19,259

(6.8)

(7.1)

2.

Investments £

33,084

45,015@

11,930

19,411

33,909+

14,498

A.

Commercial Paper

2,066

4,952

2,886

652

5,910

5,259

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

29,548

38,308

8,760

17,573

26,527

8,954

a. Public Sector Undertakings

20,016

22,763

2,747

15,209

18,795

3,586

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,532

15,545

6,013

2,363

7,732

5,369

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

1,427

1,691

264

1,158

1,443

286

Corporate Sector

D.

in anticipation of raising resources

44

64

20

29

29

—

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

229

585@@

356

1,029

622 ++

-407

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,44,907

3,78,239

33,332

2,91,245

3,24,595

33,350

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

@: Upto December 18, 1998.@@ : Upto December 31, 1998.+ : December 19, 1997.++ : Upto December 31, 1997.

£

:

In view of inadequate availability of latest data, the information about investments have been repeated.

Note :.

1

Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2.

Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.