(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Nov. 16

Mar. 24

Nov. 17

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,48,632

37,198

4,35,958

4,80,697

44,739

(7.3)

(10.3)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

51,237

11,245

25,691

35,434

9,743

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,97,395

25,953

4,10,267

4,45,263

34,996

(5.5)

(8.5)

2. Investments

75,844

79,057@

3,213

61,478

65,973+

4,496

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,339

290

5,037

5,364

327

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,820

130

4,785

4,791

6

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,604

263

876

934

58

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,216

–133

3,909

3,857

–52

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,898

2,793

51,656

55,818

4,162

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,563

995

30,446

33,458

3,012

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

27,335

1,798

21,210

22,360

1,150

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,370@@

357

438

392 ++

–46

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,77,822

29,522

4,72,183

5,11,628

39,446

@ : Upto November 2, 2001. @@ : Upto August 31, 2001. + : Upto November 3, 2000. ++ : Upto August 31, 2000.

Notes : 1. For the financial year 2001-02, 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.