(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2000

Mar. 23

Dec. 28

Mar. 24

Dec. 29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,58,599

47,165

4,35,958

4,97,703

61,744

(9.2)

(14.2)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

52,276

12,285

25,691

37,450

11,758

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,06,323

34,880

4,10,267

4,60,253

49,986

(7.4)

(12.2)

2. Investments

75,844

78,851@

3,007

61,478

68,892 +

7,415

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,612

563

5,037

6,860

1,823

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,778

88

4,785

4,631

–154

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,612

270

876

939

63

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,166

–182

3,909

3,692

–216

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,461

2,356

51,656

57,401

5,745

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,389

821

30,446

35,074

4,628

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

27,072

1,535

21,210

22,328

1,117

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,539@@

526

438

590 ++

152

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,86,713

38,413

4,72,183

5,29,735

57,552

@ : Upto December 14, 2001. @@ : Upto October 31, 2001. + : Upto December 15, 2000. ++ : Upto October 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.