(Rs. crore)

1998-99

1997-98

Outstanding as on

Variations

Outstanding as on

Variations

(3) - (2)

(6) - (5)

Item

1998

1999

1997

1998

Mar. 27

Jan. 29

Mar. 28

Jan. 30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,49,829

25,750

2,78,401

3,07,061

28,660

(7.9)

(10.3)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

17,056

4,571

7,597

12,416

4,819

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,32,772

21,179

2,70,805

2,94,645

23,841

(6.8)

(8.8)

2.

Investments £

33,084

45,584 @

12,500

19,411

34,967+

15,556

A.

Commercial Paper

2,066

4,897

2,832

652

6,214

5,562

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

29,548

38,916

9,369

17,573

27,278

9,705

a. Public Sector Undertakings

20,016

22,960

2,944

15,209

19,042

3,832

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,532

15,956

6,424

2,363

8,236

5,873

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

1,427

1,707

280

1,158

1,446

289

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

44

64

20

29

29

—

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

229

585@@

356

1,029

622++

-407

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,44,907

3,78,941

34,034

2,91,245

3,30,234

38,989

*

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

@

: Upto January 1, 1999. @@ : Upto December 31, 1998. + : January 2, 1998. ++ : Upto December 31, 1997.

£

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

Note : 1.

Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2.

Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.