(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Jun. 15

Mar. 24

Jun. 16

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,09,082

5,16,665

7,583

4,35,958

4,46,923

10,964

(1.5)

(2.5)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

48,798

8,807

25,691

32,081

6,390

B. Non-Food Credit

4,69,091

4,67,867

–1,224

4,10,267

4,14,841

4,574

(–0.3)

(1.1)

2. Investments £

75,108

75,390@

282

61,498

64,989+

3,492

A.

Commercial Paper

7,407

6,512

–896

5,037

6,365

1,328

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

64,536

65,692

1,156

53,607

55,683

2,076

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

37,738

38,466

727

30,620

32,926

2,306

(b) Private Corporate Sector

26,798

27,227

429

22,988

22,758

–230

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

3,150

3,171

21

2,834

2,926

93

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

15

–5

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,013@@

—

438

345++

–93

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,45,212

5,44,270

–942

4,72,203

4,80,176

7,973

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

@ : Upto May 18, 2001. @@ : Upto March 31, 2001 + : Upto May 19, 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.