(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Aug. 24

Mar. 24

Aug. 25

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,27,818

16,384

4,35,958

4,62,266

26,307

(3.2)

(6.0)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

50,637

10,646

25,691

32,636

6,944

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,77,180

5,738

4,10,267

4,29,630

19,363

(1.2)

(4.7)

2. Investments £

75,630

75,188@

-442

61,498

65,961+

4,464

A.

Commercial Paper

6,984

5,652

-1,332

5,037

6,544

1,507

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

65,460

66,334

874

53,607

56,399

2,792

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

38,453

39,381

928

30,620

33,210

2,591

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,006

26,952

-54

22,988

23,189

201

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

3,171

3,188

16

2,834

3,003

170

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

700@@

-313

438

444 ++

6

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,086

5,53,068

4,983

4,72,203

4,96,035

23,833

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

@ : Upto July 27, 2001. @@ : Upto June 30, 2001. + : Upto July 28, 2000. ++ : Upto June 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.