(Rs. crore)

2006 - 2007

2005 - 2006

Outstanding

Variation

Outstanding

Variation

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2006

2005

Item

Mar. 31

May 26

Mar. 18

May 27

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

15,07,077

14,93,115

–13,962

11,00,428

11,41,073

40,644

(–0.9)

(3.7)

A.

Food Credit

40,691

39,062

–1,628

41,121

45,727

4,606

B.

Non-Food Credit

14,66,386

14,54,052

–12,334

10,59,308

10,95,346

36,038

(–0.8)

(3.4)

[10,26,426]

2.

Investments

79,464

79,422 @

–42

93,664

91,628 +

–2,036

A.

Commercial Paper

4,821

4,329

–492

3,891

3,245

–646

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

12,775

15,660

2,885

11,902

12,550

649

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

2,274

2,246

–28

1,613

1,961

348

(b) Private Corporate Sector

10,501

13,414

2,913

10,288

10,589

301

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

61,868

59,433

–2,435

77,871

75,833

–2,039

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

32,345

31,592

–753

45,937

46,442

505

(b) Private Corporate Sector

29,523

27,841

–1,682

31,934

29,390

–2,544

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

@@

401

784 ++

383

4.

Total (1B + 2 + 3)

15,45,851

15,33,475

–12,376

11,53,373

11,87,758

34,385

@ : Upto May 12, 2006. + : Upto May 13, 2005. ++ : Upto April 30, 2005.
Notes : 1. Data on investments are based on Statutory Section 42(2) Returns.
2. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
3. Includes the impact of mergers since May 3, 2002.
4. Figures in [ ] exclude the impact of conversion of a non-banking entity into banking entity from
October 11, 2004.
5. Data on fiscal year variation for 2005-06 are not comparable with those of the previous years as the data
for 2005-06 include 27 fortnights while usually the data for a year include 26 fortnights. Furthermore, the last
reporting Friday of 2005-06 coincided with March 31, the closing day for banks’ accounts.
6. Data on Bills Rediscounted for the financial year 2006-07 is not available.