(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

Feb. 12

Mar. 28

Feb. 13

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,49,750

25,671

2,78,401

3,07,986

29,585

(7.9)

(10.6)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

17,113

4,628

7,597

12,245

4,649

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,32,637

21,044

2,70,805

2,95,740

24,936

(6.8)

(9.2)

2.

Investments £

33,084

46,693 @

13,609

19,411

35,955 +

16,545

A.

Commercial Paper

2,066

5,117

3,051

652

6,593

5,942

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

29,548

39,779

10,231

17,573

27,899

10,327

a. Public Sector Undertakings

20,016

23,395

3,379

15,209

19,308

4,099

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,532

16,384

6,852

2,363

8,591

6,228

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

1,427

1,734

307

1,158

1,434

276

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

3,79,916

35,009

2,91,245

3,32,318

41,073

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

@ : Upto January 15, 1999. @@ : Upto December 31, 1998. + : January 16, 1998. ++ : 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.