(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

Feb. 8

Mar. 24

Feb. 9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,70,090

58,656

4,35,958

5,01,575

65,616

(11.5)

(15.1)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

54,981

14,990

25,691

39,594

13,902

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,15,109

43,666

4,10,267

4,61,981

51,714

(9.3)

(12.6)

2. Investments

75,844

78,466@

2,622

61,478

71,179+

9,701

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

9,022

972

5,037

6,706

1,670

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,782

92

4,785

4,687

–98

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,620

279

876

958

82

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,162

–187

3,909

3,729

–180

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

63,662

1,557

51,656

59,786

8,130

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,294

726

30,446

36,420

5,975

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,368

832

21,210

23,366

2,155

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,663@@

650

438

639 ++

201

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,95,238

46,938

4,72,183

5,33,799

61,616

@ : Upto January 25, 2002. @@ : Upto November 30, 2001. + : Upto January 26, 2001. ++ : Upto November 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.