(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

Mar. 8

Mar. 24

Mar. 9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,74,571

63,137

4,35,958

5,05,721

69,762

(12.3)

(16.0)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

53,904

13,913

25,691

39,928

14,237

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,20,666

49,224

4,10,267

4,65,793

55,525

(10.4)

(13.5)

2. Investments

75,844

79,028@

3,184

61,478

72,126 +

10,649

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,886

837

5,037

6,473

1,437

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,694

4

4,785

4,765

–20

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,565

224

876

969

93

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,128

–220

3,909

3,796

–113

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

64,448

2,343

51,656

60,888

9,232

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,960

1,392

30,446

36,731

6,286

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,488

952

21,210

24,157

2,946

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,251@@

238

438

1,033 ++

595

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

6,00,945

52,646

4,72,183

5,38,952

66,769

@ : Upto February 22, 2002. @@ : Upto December 31, 2001.
+ : Upto February 23, 2001. ++ : Upto December 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.