(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Nov. 30

Mar. 24

Dec. 1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,49,040

37,606

4,35,958

4,81,403

45,445

(7.4)

(10.4)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

51,730

11,738

25,691

36,917

11,226

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,97,310

25,868

4,10,267

4,44,486

34,219

(5.5)

(8.3)

2. Investments

75,844

79,334@

3,490

61,478

65,608 +

4,131

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,791

742

5,037

5,417

380

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,736

46

4,785

4,694

–91

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,553

211

876

938

62

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,183

–165

3,909

3,756

–153

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,808

2,703

51,656

55,498

3,842

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

38,088

1,520

30,446

33,528

3,082

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,720

1,183

21,210

21,970

759

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,912@@

899

438

574 ++

136

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,78,557

30,257

4,72,183

5,10,668

38,486

@ : Upto November 16, 2001. @@ : Upto September 30, 2001. + : Upto November 17, 2000. ++ : Upto September 30, 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.