(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 21

Mar. 27

May 22

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,66,003

3,68,443

2,439

3,24,079

3,20,390

-3,689

(0.7)

(-1.1)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

21,797

4,981

12,485

15,492

3,007

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,49,187

3,46,645

-2,542

3,11,594

3,04,898

-6,696

(-0.7)

(-2.1)

2.

Investments

48,451

49,584 @@

1,133

31,864

34,328 +

2,464

A.

Commercial Paper

4,062

4,554

492

1,969

3,510

1,541

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,926

42,516

589

28,370

29,278

908

a. Public Sector Undertakings

23,689

23,889

200

18,920

19,279

359

b. Private Corporate Sector

18,237

18,267

389

9,450

9,999

548

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,399

2,450

51

1,481

1,491

11

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

64

64

-

44

49

5

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

457 @

457 @

-

229

264 ++

35

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,98,095

3,96,686

-1,409

3,43,686

3,39,490

-4,197

*

:

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

@

:

Upto March 31, 1999.

@@ : Upto May 7, 1999. + : Upto May 8, 1998.

++ : Upto April 30, 1998.

Note :

1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.