(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2001

2000

Item

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

75,615@

507

61,563

64,125+

2,562

A.

Commercial Paper

7,407

6,590

–817

5,037

5,764

727

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

64,536

65,862

1,326

53,668

55,318

1,650

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

37,738

38,617

879

30,604

32,897

2,293

(b) Private Corporate Sector

26,798

27,245

448

23,064

22,421

–643

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

3,150

3,148

–2

2,839

3,023

184

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

5,49,508

5,309

4,72,207

4,76,680

4,473

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto May 4, 2001. + : Upto May 5, 2000. ++ : Upto April 30, 2000.
Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.