(Rs. crore)

1999-2000

1998-99

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1999

1999

1998

1998

Mar. 26

May 7

Mar. 27

May 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,66,003

3,69,051

3,048

3,24,079

3,20,980

-3,098

(0.8)

(-1.0)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

20,799

3,983

12,485

13,869

1,384

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,49,187

3,48,252

-935

3,11,594

3,07,111

-4,482

(-0.3)

(-1.4)

2.

Investments £

47,949

48,204

@@

255

31,963

32,048

+

85

A.

Commercial Paper

4,033

4,041

8

2,050

1,672

-378

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares

issued by

41,458

41,704

246

28,378

28,891

513

a. Public Sector Undertakings

23,265

23,497

232

18,878

19,278

400

b. Private Corporate Sector

18,193

18,207

14

9,500

9,613

113

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,395

2,395

—

1,491

1,441

-50

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

64

64

—

44

44

—

them to enable them to meet the promoters'

contribution to the equity of new

companies in anticipation of raising resources

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial

Institutions

792

@

792

@

—

229

229

++

—

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,97,929

3,97,248

-680

3,43,786

3,39,388

-4,398

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

@ : Upto January 31, 1999.

@@ : Upto April 9, 1999.

+ : Upto April 10, 1998.

++ : Upto March 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.