(Rs. crore)

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2004

2003

Mar. 19

Aug. 6

Mar. 21

Aug. 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

8,40,785

8,92,228

51,443

7,29,215

7,29,765

550

(6.1)

(0.1)

A.

Food Credit

35,961

42,442

6,481

49,479

43,251

–6,228

B. Non-Food Credit

8,04,824

8,49,786

44,962

6,79,736

6,86,514

6,778

(5.6)

(1.0)

2.

Investments £

88,985

86,200 @

–2,785

92,854

88,389 +

–4,464

A.

Commercial Paper

3,770

3,374

–396

4,007

3,652

–355

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

8,667

9,462

795

9,019

8,648

–371

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,272

1,645

373

1,430

1,386

–44

(b) Private Corporate Sector

7,395

7,817

422

7,589

7,262

–327

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

76,548

73,364

–3,184

79,828

76,089

–3,738

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

48,646

45,992

–2,654

46,854

45,990

–864

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,903

27,372

–531

32,973

30,099

–2,874

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

305

370 @@

65

105

334 ++

229

4.

Total (1B + 2 + 3)

8,94,114

9,36,355

42,242

7,72,695

7,75,237

2,543