(Rs. crore)

1998-99

1997-98

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(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

31,963

47,949

15,986

18,512

31,963

13,452

A.

Commercial Paper

2,050

4,033

1,983

664

2,050

1,386

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

28,378

41,458

13,080

16,677

28,378

11,701

a. Public Sector Undertakings

18,878

23,265

4,387

14,301

18,878

4,577

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,500

18,193

8,693

2,375

9,500

7,124

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

1,491

2,395

903

1,142

1,491

350

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

44

64

20

29

44

15

them to enable them to meet the promoters'

contribution to the equity of new companies

in anticipation of raising resources

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

229

792@

563

1,029

229

-800

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,43,786

3,97,929

54,143

2,90,345

3,43,786

53,441

* :

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

@ :

Up to January 31, 1999.

Note :

1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.