(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2000

1999

Mar. 24

Jul. 28

Mar. 26

Jul. 30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,57,503

21,545

3,68,837

3,72,052

3,215

(4.9)

(0.9)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

32,808

7,117

16,816

22,491

5,676

B.

Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,24,695

14,428

3,52,021

3,49,560

-2,461

(3.5)

(-0.7)

2.

Investments

60,842

64,809

@

3,967

48,446

52,868 +

4,423

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

6,910

1,844

4,006

6,222

2,216

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

52,916

54,920

2,005

42,033

44,129

2,096

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,490

32,745

2,256

24,174

25,061

887

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,426

22,175

-251

17,859

19,068

1,209

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,841

2,964

123

2,342

2,473

131

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

20

15

-5

64

44

-20

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

377

235@@

-142

473

629++

156

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,71,486

4,89,739

18,253

4,00,940

4,03,058

2,118

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto July 14, 2000. @@ : Upto May 31, 2000. + : Upto July 16, 1999. ++ : Upto May 31, 1999.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.