(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2001

2002

2000

2001

Mar. 23

Jan. 11

Mar. 24

Jan. 12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,65,818

54,384

4,35,958

4,98,429

62,471

(10.6)

(14.3)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

53,195

13,204

25,691

38,417

12,726

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,12,623

41,181

4,10,267

4,60,012

49,745

(8.7)

(12.1)

2. Investments

75,844

78,573@

2,728

61,478

69,743 +

8,265

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,609

560

5,037

7,147

2,110

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,751

61

4,785

4,652

–133

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,616

274

876

937

61

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,136

–213

3,909

3,716

–193

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,212

2,107

51,656

57,944

6,287

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,495

927

30,446

35,148

4,703

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,717

1,181

21,210

22,795

1,585

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,539@@

526

438

590 ++

152

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,92,735

44,435

4,72,183

5,30,345

58,162

@ : Upto December 28, 2001. @@ : Upto October 31, 2001. + : Upto December 29, 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.