(Rs. crore)

2006 - 2007

2005 - 2006

Outstanding

Variation

Outstanding

Variation

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2006

2005

Item

Mar. 31

Jul. 21

Apr. 1

Jul. 22

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

15,07,077

15,49,585

42,508

11,52,210

11,75,841

23,632

(2.8)

(2.1)

A.

Food Credit

40,691

36,056

–4,635

40,016

39,657

–358

B.

Non-Food Credit

14,66,386

15,13,529

47,143

11,12,194

11,36,184

23,990

(3.2)

(2.2)

[10,26,426]

2.

Investments

79,464

80,539 @

1,075

93,084

90,018 +

–3,066

A.

Commercial Paper

4,821

7,051

2,230

3,798

3,635

–163

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

12,775

16,679

3,904

11,974

12,166

192

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

2,274

2,294

20

1,843

1,855

12

(b) Private Corporate Sector

10,501

14,385

3,883

10,131

10,310

180

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

61,868

56,810

–5,059

77,312

74,218

–3,094

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

32,345

30,887

–1,458

46,593

45,090

–1,503

(b) Private Corporate Sector

29,523

25,922

–3,601

30,719

29,128

–1,591

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

@@

401

784 ++

383

4.

Total (1B + 2 + 3)

15,45,851

15,94,068

48,218

12,05,679

12,26,986

21,307

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. Data on Bills Rediscounted for the financial year 2006-07 is not available.
5. Financial year variation during 2006-07 so far is worked out from March 31, 2006, whereas the corresponding financial year
variation during 2005-06 is worked out from April 1, 2005.