(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2001

2000

Item

Mar. 23

Jul. 13

Mar. 24

Jul. 14

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,23,047

11,613

  4,35,958

4,56,194

20,236

(2.3)

(4.6)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

50,778

10,787

25,691

32,873

7,182

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,72,269

826

4,10,267

4,23,321

13,054

(0.2)

(3.2)

2. Investments £

75,630

76,400@

770

61,498

65,268+

3,770

A.

Commercial Paper

6,984

6,734

-251

5,037

6,765

1,729

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

65,460

66,511

1,051

53,607

55,560

1,953

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

38,453

38,795

341

30,620

32,705

2,085

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,006

27,716

710

22,988

22,856

-132

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

3,171

3,141

-30

2,834

2,927

94

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

15

15

-

20

15

-5

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

1,013

1,013@@

-

438

345++

-93

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,086

5,49,682

1,596

4,72,203

4,88,934

16,731

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

@ : Upto June 15, 2001. @@ : Upto March 31, 2001

+ : Upto June 16, 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.