(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

Sep. 24

Mar. 27

Sep. 25

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

3,78,394

9,557

3,24,079

3,30,690

6,611

(2.6)

(2.0)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

20,532

3,716

12,485

16,079

3,594

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,57,862

5,841

3,11,594

3,14,611

3,017

(1.7)

(1.0)

2.

Investments £

48,186

53,558 @@

5,372

31,727

39,618+

7,891

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

6,248

2,235

1,993

4,887

2,894

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,756

44,811

3,055

28,233

33,097

4,864

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,031

24,957

926

18,627

20,657

2,030

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,725

19,854

2,129

9,606

12,440

2,834

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,353

2,455

102

1,457

1,570

112

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

44

-20

44

64

20

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

581 @

108

286

447 ++

161

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,680

4,12,001

11,321

3,43,607

3,54,676

11,069

*:

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 July 31, 1999. @@ : Upto August 27, 1999. + : Upto August 28, 1998. ++ : Upto July 31, 1998.

Note :.

1 Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.