(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Sep. 7

Mar. 24

Sep. 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,27,634

16,200

4,35,958

4,63,464

27,505

(3.2)

(6.3)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

50,069

10,078

25,691

32,450

6,759

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,77,565

6,122

4,10,267

4,31,013

20,746

(1.3)

(5.1)

2. Investments

75,844

76,974@

1,130

61,478

64,617 +

3,140

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

7,057

–993

5,037

5,235

198

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,792

102

4,785

4,633

–152

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,653

311

876

903

27

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,139

–209

3,909

3,730

–179

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,125

2,021

51,656

54,750

3,094

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

38,588

2,020

30,446

32,798

2,353

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

25,538

1

21,210

21,952

741

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

880@@

–133

438

615 ++

177

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,55,419

7,119

4,72,183

4,96,246

24,063

@ : Upto August 24, 2001. @@ : Upto July 31, 2001. + : Upto August 25, 2000. ++ : Upto July 31, 2000.

Notes

: 1. For the financial year 2001-2002, data on investments are based on Statutory Section 42(2) Returns.

Such data for the earlier period which are based on Special Fortnightly Return has since been discontinued.

2. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.