(Rs. crore)

2006 - 2007

2005 - 2006

Outstanding

Variation

Outstanding

Variation

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2006

2005

Item

Mar. 31

Aug. 18

Apr. 1

Aug. 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

15,07,077

15,76,145

69,068

11,52,210

11,97,819

45,609

(4.6)

(4.0)

A.

Food Credit

40,691

36,535

–4,156

40,016

40,327

311

B.

Non-Food Credit

14,66,386

15,39,611

73,224

11,12,194

11,57,492

45,298

(5.0)

(4.1)

[10,26,426]

2.

Investments

79,464

79,412 @

–53

93,084

87,578 +

–5,506

A.

Commercial Paper

4,821

6,752

1,930

3,798

3,938

139

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

12,775

16,513

3,739

11,974

12,076

102

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

2,274

2,200

–74

1,843

1,784

–59

(b) Private Corporate Sector

10,501

14,314

3,813

10,131

10,291

161

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

61,868

56,147

–5,721

77,312

71,565

–5,747

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

32,345

30,512

–1,833

46,593

42,724

–3,869

(b) Private Corporate Sector

29,523

25,635

–3,888

30,719

28,841

–1,878

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

@@

401

784 ++

383

4.

Total (1B + 2 + 3)

15,45,851

16,19,023

73,172

12,05,679

12,45,854

40,175

@ : Upto August 4, 2006. + : Upto August 5, 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. 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.