(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

May 4

Mar. 24

May 5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,09,082

5,17,560

8,478

4,35,958

4,43,070

7,112

(1.7)

(1.6)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

43,097

3,106

25,691

29,057

3,365

B. Non-Food Credit

4,69,091

4,74,463

5,372

4,10,267

4,14,014

3,747

(1.1)

(0.9)

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

5,50,100

5,901

4,72,207

4,77,795

5,588

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

£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data, the information about investment has been repeated.

@ : 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.