(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

75,044@

–587

61,498

65,266+

3,769

A.

Commercial Paper

6,984

5,689

–1,295

5,037

5,723

686

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

65,460

66,116

657

53,607

56,552

2,945

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

38,453

38,978

524

30,620

32,881

2,262

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,006

27,139

132

22,988

23,671

683

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

3,171

3,223

52

2,834

2,976

143

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

5,52,924

4,838

4,72,203

4,95,340

23,138

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

@ : Upto August 10, 2001. @@ : Upto June 30, 2001. + : Upto August 11, 2000. ++ : Upto June 30, 2000.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.