(` Billion)

Item

2012 - 2013

2011 - 2012

Outstanding as on

Variation (2) - (1)

Outstanding as on

Variation (5) - (4)

2012

2011

Mar. 23

Apr. 20

Mar. 25

Apr. 22

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Bank Credit

46,116.3

46,176.8

60.5

39,420.8

39,254.5

–166.4

(0.1)

(–0.4)

A. Food Credit

813.0

816.4

3.4

642.8

436.3

–206.5

B. Non-food Credit

45,303.3

45,360.4

57.1

38,778.0

38,818.2

40.2

(0.1)

(0.1)

2. Investments

1,715.2

1,671.7

–43.5

1,476.0

1,366.2

–109.8

A. Commercial Paper

195.6

182.4

–13.2

123.1

96.6

–26.5

B. Shares Issued by (a + b)

373.0

312.6

–60.4

413.2

382.3

–30.8

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

72.0

74.3

2.4

89.6

82.9

–6.7

(b) Private Corporate Sector

301.0

238.2

–62.8

323.5

299.4

–24.1

C. Bonds/Debentures Issued by (a + b)

1,146.5

1,176.7

30.1

939.8

887.3

–52.5

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

406.6

413.1

6.5

279.5

255.5

–24.0

(b) Private Corporate Sector

739.9

763.5

23.6

660.3

631.8

–28.5

3. Total (1B + 2)

47,018.4

47,032.1

13.6

40,254.0

40,184.4

–69.6

(—)

(–0.2)

Memo Items:

Investments in

A. Instruments Issued by Mutual Funds

249.4

365.9

116.5

476.0

1,242.6

766.6

B. Instruments Issued by Public Financial Institutions

380.1

371.4

–8.7

313.0

301.9

–11.1

C. Bonds/Debentures Issued by Others

350.1

367.6

17.5

456.1

387.5

-68.6

Notes: 1. Data on investments are based on Statutory Section 42(2) Returns.
2. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.