(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

May 18

Mar. 24

May 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,09,082

5,20,329

11,247

4,35,958

4,42,503

6,544

(2.2)

(1.5)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

46,436

6,445

25,691

30,293

4,601

B. Non-Food Credit

4,69,091

4,73,892

4,802

4,10,267

4,12,210

1,943

(1.0)

(0.5)

2. Investments £

75,108

75,323@

215

61,563

63,706+

2,143

A.

Commercial Paper

7,407

6,459

–948

5,037

5,419

382

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

64,536

65,732

1,196

53,668

55,336

1,669

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

37,738

38,645

907

30,604

32,505

1,901

(b) Private Corporate Sector

26,798

27,087

289

23,064

22,831

–233

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

3,150

3,117

–33

2,839

2,931

92

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

15

15

—

20

20

—

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

..

..

377

345++

–32

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,44,199

5,49,215

5,016

4,72,207

4,76,261

4,053

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto April 20, 2001. + : Upto April 21, 2000. ++ : Upto April 30, 2000.
£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data, the information about investment has been repeated.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.