(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Oct. 19

Mar. 24

Oct. 20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,44,125

32,692

4,35,958

4,78,126

42,168

(6.4)

(9.7)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

50,280

10,289

25,691

33,845

8,153

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,93,845

22,403

4,10,267

4,44,281

34,014

(4.8)

(8.3)

2. Investments

75,844

79,031@

3,187

61,478

65,044 +

3,567

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

7,663

–386

5,037

4,908

–129

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,782

92

4,785

4,792

7

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,582

240

876

928

52

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,200

–148

3,909

3,864

–45

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

65,587

3,482

51,656

55,344

3,688

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

38,043

1,475

30,446

33,313

2,867

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

27,544

2,007

21,210

22,031

821

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,370@@

357

438

392 ++

–46

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,74,247

25,947

4,72,183

5,09,717

37,535

@ : Upto October 5, 2001. @@ : Upto August 31, 2001. + : Upto October 6, 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.