(Rs. crore)

1998-99

1997-98

Outstanding
as on

Variations
(3) - (2)

Outstanding
as on

Variations
(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

45,584@

12,500

19,411

34,967 +

15,556

A.

Commercial Paper

2,066

4,897

2,832

652

6,214

5,562

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

29,548

38,916

9,369

17,573

27,278

9,705

a. Public Sector Undertakings

20,016

22,960

2,944

15,209

19,042

3,832

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,532

15,956

6,424

2,363

8,236

5,873

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

1,427

1,707

280

1,158

1,446

289

Corporate Sector

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

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

3,78,809

33,902

2,91,245

3,25,653

34,408

*

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

@

: Upto January 1, 1999. @@ : Upto December 31, 1998. + : January 2, 1998. ++ : Upto December 31, 1997.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.