(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Apr. 20

Mar. 24

Apr. 21

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,09,082

5,19,273

10,191

4,35,958

4,44,140

8,182

(2.0)

(1.9)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

36,107

–3,884

25,691

25,490

–202

B. Non-Food Credit

4,69,091

4,83,165

14,075

4,10,267

4,18,650

8,383

(3.0)

(2.0)

2. Investments

75,108

75,637@

529

61,563

63,437+

1,873

A.

Commercial Paper

7,407

6,638

–769

5,037

5,062

25

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

64,536

65,838

1,302

53,668

55,386

1,718

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

37,738

38,801

1,063

30,604

32,505

1,901

(b) Private Corporate Sector

26,798

27,037

239

23,064

22,881

–183

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

3,150

3,145

–5

2,839

2,969

130

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.

15

15

—

20

20

—

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

..

..

377

345++

–32

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,44,199

5,58,802

14,603

4,72,207

4,82,432

10,225

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

@ : Upto April 6, 2001. + : Upto April 7, 2000. ++ : Upto April 30, 2000.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.