(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Oct. 5

Mar. 24

Oct. 6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,42,538

31,104

4,35,958

4,78,169

42,211

(6.1)

(9.7)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

50,202

10,211

25,691

32,884

7,193

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,92,337

20,894

4,10,267

4,45,285

35,018

(4.4)

(8.5)

2. Investments

75,844

78,821@

2,976

61,478

64,396 +

2,919

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

7,657

–393

5,037

4,947

–90

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,788

97

4,785

4,751

–34

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,625

284

876

925

49

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,162

–186

3,909

3,826

–83

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

65,376

3,271

51,656

54,698

3,042

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

39,285

2,717

30,446

32,881

2,436

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,091

554

21,210

21,817

606

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,370@@

–357

438

392 ++

–46

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,72,527

24,227

4,72,183

5,10,073

37,891

@ : Upto September 21, 2001. @@ : Upto August 31, 2001.
+ : Upto September 22, 2000. ++ : Upto August 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.