(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

Mar. 26

Mar. 28

Mar. 27

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,66,003

41,925

2,78,401

3,24,079

45,677

(12.9)

(16.4)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

16,816

4,331

7,597

12,485

4,889

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,49,187

37,594

2,70,805

3,11,594

40,789

(12.1)

(15.1)

2.

Investments £

31,912

48,072 @

16,161

18,484

32,044 +

13,560

A.

Commercial Paper

2,045

4,697

2,653

664

3,466

2,802

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

28,381

41,005

12,625

16,652

27,108

10,456

a. Public Sector Undertakings

18,906

23,127

4,221

14,301

18,207

3,906

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,475

17,879

8,403

2,350

8,900

6,550

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private
Corporate Sector

1,442

2,306

864

1,139

1,426

287

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

44

15

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

229

792@@

563

1,029

562 ++

-467

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,43,734

3,98,052

54,318

2,90,317

3,44,199

53,882

*: Subject to changes as a result of introduction of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@: Upto February 26, 1999.
@@ : Upto January 31, 1999.
+ : Upto February 27, 1998.
++ : Upto January 31, 1998.
£: 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.