(Rs. crore)

1998-99

1997-98

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1998

1999

1997

1998

Mar. 27

Mar. 12

Mar. 28

Mar. 13

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,54,742

30,664

2,78,401

3,12,980

34,579

(9.5)

(12.4)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

16,732

4,247

7,597

12,336

4,739

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,38,011

26,417

2,70,805

3,00,644

29,840

(8.5)

(11.0)

2.

Investments £

31,912

47,448 @

15,536

18,484

33,099+

14,616

A.

Commercial Paper

2,045

4,677

2,632

664

4,439

3,775

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

28,381

40,476

12,095

16,652

27,182

10,530

a. Public Sector Undertakings

18,906

22,898

3,992

14,301

18,344

4,043

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,475

17,578

8,103

2,350

8,837

6,487

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

1,442

2,231

789

1,139

1,449

311

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

792@@

563

1,029

562 ++

-467

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,43,734

3,86,250

42,516

2,90,317

3,34,305

43,988

*

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

@.

: Upto February 12, 1999. @@ : Upto January 31, 1999. + : Upto February 13, 1998. ++ : Upto January 31, 1998

£

: 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.