(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Sep. 21

Mar. 24

Sep. 22

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,29,355

17,921

4,35,958

4,67,451

31,493

(3.5)

(7.2)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

48,261

8,270

25,691

32,090

6,398

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,81,094

9,651

4,10,267

4,35,362

25,095

(2.0)

(6.1)

2. Investments

75,844

77,633@

1,789

61,478

63,501 +

2,024

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

7,426

–623

5,037

4,765

–272

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,741

51

4,785

4,590

–195

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,624

282

876

900

24

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,117

–231

3,909

3,690

–219

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,466

2,361

51,656

54,146

2,490

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

39,020

2,452

30,446

32,672

2,227

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

25,446

–91

21,210

21,474

264

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

880@@

–133

438

615 ++

177

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,59,607

11,307

4,72,183

4,99,478

27,295

@ : Upto September 7, 2001. @@ : Upto July 31, 2001. + : Upto September 8, 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.