(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Jul. 27

Mar. 24

Jul. 28

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,24,184

12,750

4,35,958

4,57,557

21,599

(2.5)

(5.0)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

51,027

11,036

25,691

32,808

7,117

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,73,157

1,715

4,10,267

4,24,749

14,482

(0.4)

(3.5)

2. Investments £

75,630

77,149@

1,519

61,498

64,950+

3,453

A.

Commercial Paper

6,984

7,459

475

5,037

6,769

1,733

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

65,460

66,502

1,042

53,607

55,265

1,658

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

38,453

39,171

718

30,620

32,583

1,963

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,006

27,330

324

22,988

22,682

–306

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

3,171

3,174

3

2,834

2,916

82

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

1,013

1,013@@

—

438

345++

–93

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,086

5,51,319

3,234

4,72,203

4,90,044

17,841

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

@ : Upto June 29, 2001. @@ : Upto March 31, 2001 + : Upto June 30, 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.