(Rs. crore)

2000 - 2001

1999 - 2000

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2000

1999

Item

Mar. 24

Dec. 15

Mar. 26

Dec. 17

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

4,35,958

4,85,006

49,047

3,68,837

4,01,309

32,472

(11.3)

(8.8)

A.

Food Credit

25,691

36,946

11,255

16,816

24,428

7,612

B. Non-Food Credit

4,10,267

4,48,059

37,792

3,52,021

3,76,881

24,860

(9.2)

(7.1)

2. Investments

61,429

67,204@

5,776

48,446

57,281+

8,835

A.

Commercial Paper

5,066

6,272

1,206

4,006

5,635

1,629

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

53,501

57,745

4,244

42,033

48,889

6,856

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

30,586

34,513

3,927

24,174

27,488

3,314

(b) Private Corporate Sector

22,915

23,232

317

17,859

21,402

3,542

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

2,841

3,171

330

2,342

2,708

365

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.

20

16

–4

64

49

–15

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

377

570@@

193

473

463++

–10

4. Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,72,073

5,15,834

43,761

4,00,940

4,34,625

33,685

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

@ : Upto December 1, 2000. @@ : Upto October 31, 2000. + : Upto December 3, 1999. ++ : Upto October 31, 1999.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.