(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

Mar. 26

Mar. 28

Mar. 27

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,66,003

41,925

2,78,401

3,24,079

45,677

(12.9)

(16.4)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

16,816

4,331

7,597

12,485

4,889

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,49,187

37,594

2,70,805

3,11,594

40,789

(12.1)

(15.1)

2.

Investments

31,912

48,059 @

16,147

18,484

31,539+

13,055

A.

Commercial Paper

2,045

4,370

2,326

664

2,631

1,967

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

28,381

41,277

12,896

16,652

27,408

10,756

a. Public Sector Undertakings

18,906

23,456

4,550

14,301

18,356

4,055

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,475

17,821

8,346

2,350

9,052

6,701

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

1,442

2,348

906

1,139

1,456

317

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

44

15

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

229

792@@

563

1,029

562 ++

-467

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,43,734

3,98,038

54,304

2,90,317

3,43,694

53,377

*: Subject to changes as a result of introduction of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@: Upto March 12, 1999.
@@ : Upto January 31, 1999.
+ : Upto March 13, 1998.
++ : Upto January 31, 1998.
Note : 1.Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2.Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.