(Amount in Rupees crore)

Item

1999-2000

1997-98

1997-98

June

March

December

September

June

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Export Credit Refinance

a)

Limit

8,151

7,269

5,679

4,925

5,380

2,403

b)

Outstanding

3,863

2,617

3,150

3,304

755

395

2.

General Refinance

a)

Limit

--

1,115

1,115

1,115

1,115

1,115

b)

Outstanding

--

19

--

1

@

--

3.

Special Liquidity Support

a)

Limit

--

3,235

3,205

2,097

--

--

b)

Outstanding

--

258

--

--

--

--

4.

Others**

a)

Limit

3,028

--

--

--

--

--

b)

Outstanding

0

--

--

--

--

--

Memo Items :

1.

Aggregate Export Credit $

37,846

36,827

34,812

33,818

34,955

34,430

2.

Export Credit eligible for Refinance

32,195

30,945

28,997

28,227

29,232

28,642

3.

Aggregate Export Credit as

percentage of Net Bank Credit

10.30

10.06

10.27

10.31

10.96

10.62

$

Inclusive of Rupee Export Credit, Pre-shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PCFC), Rediscounting of Export Bills Abroad (EBR) and Overdue Export Credit.

@

Negligible.

--

Not applicable.

*

Operating limit.

**

Others include Collateralised Lending Facility (CLF) and Additional CLF.

Note :

1.

Data pertain to the last reporting Friday of the month.

2.

General Refinance Facility, which was introduced effective April 26, 1997, was withdrawn effective April 21, 1999.

3.

Special Liquidity Facility which was introduced effective September 17, 1998, was available up to March 31, 1999.