(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. 18

Mar. 27

Jun. 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,66,003

3,66,120

116

3,24,079

3,18,831

-5,247

(—)

(-1.6)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

22,221

5,405

12,485

16,828

4,343

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,49,187

3,43,898

-5,289

3,11,594

3,02,003

-9,590

(-1.5)

(-3.1)

2.

Investments £

48,689

50,304 @@

1,615

31,864

34,794+

2,931

A.

Commercial Paper

3,955

4,893

938

1,969

3,741

1,772

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

42,239

42,878

639

28,370

29,557

1,187

a. Public Sector Undertakings

23,969

24,070

101

18,920

19,386

467

b. Private Corporate Sector

18,271

18,808

538

9,450

10,171

720

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,431

2,469

38

1,481

1,447

-33

Corporate Sector

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)

3,98,333

3,94,659

-3,674

3,43,686

3,37,062

-6,625

* :

Subject to changes as a result 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 21, 1999. + : Upto May 22, 1998.

++ : Upto April 30, 1998.

Note :

1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.