(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding as on

Variations

Outstanding as on

Variations

2001

(3) - (2)

2000

(6) - (5)

Item

Mar. 23

Aug. 10

Mar. 24

Aug. 11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,26,703

15,269

4,35,958

4,57,784

21,826

A.

Food Credit

39,991

51,184

11,193

25,691

31,698

6,006

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,75,519

4,076

4,10,267

4,26,087

15,820

(0.9)

(3.9)

2. Investments £

75,630

76,125@

495

61,498

65,724+

4,227

A.

Commercial Paper

6,984

6,479

–505

5,037

6,918

1,881

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

65,460

66,453

993

53,607

55,840

2,232

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

38,453

39,135

681

30,620

32,992

2,372

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,006

27,318

312

22,988

22,848

–140

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

3,171

3,178

7

2,834

2,952

118

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

716@@

–297

438

280++

–158

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,086

5,52,360

4,274

4,72,203

4,92,091

19,888

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.
@ : Upto July 13, 2001. @@ : Upto May 31, 2001. + : Upto July 14, 2000. ++ : Upto May 31, 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.