(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

Jun. 4

Mar. 27

Jun. 5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,66,003

3,65,715

-288

3,24,079

3,19,670

-4,409

(-0.1)

(-1.4)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

22,419

5,603

12,485

16,389

3,904

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,49,187

3,43,296

-5,891

3,11,594

3,03,281

-8,313

(-1.7)

(-2.7)

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

18,627

389

9,450

9,999

548

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,399

2,450

51

1,481

1,491

11

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held

64

64

—

44

49

5

by 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

457 @

457 @

—

229

264 ++

35

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,98,095

3,93,337

-4,758

3,43,686

3,37,873

-5,814

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

£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data, the information about investments have been repeated.

@ : 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.