(Rs. crore)

1999-2000

1998-99

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1999

2000

1998

1999

Mar. 26

Jan. 28

Mar. 27

Jan. 29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

4,14,553

45,716

3,24,079

3,49,271

25,192

(12.4)

(7.8)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

26,056

9,240

12,485

17,056

4,571

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,88,497

36,476

3,11,594

3,32,215

20,621

(10.4)

(6.6)

2.

Investments £

48,335

58,060 @@

9,725

32,467

44,742

+

12,275

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

6,015

2,002

2,428

4,489

2,060

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,885

49,215

7,330

28,523

38,498

9,975

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

24,115

28,015

3,900

18,762

22,353

3,591

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

21,200

3,429

9,761

16,145

6,384

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,373

2,781

409

1,472

1,711

240

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

49

-15

44

44

—

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

463 @

-10

286

628++

342

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,829

4,47,020

46,191

3,44,346

3,77,584

33,238

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

£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data the information about investment has been repeated.

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

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.