(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2001

2002

2000

2001

Item

Mar. 23

Mar. 22

Mar. 24

Mar. 23

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,85,832

74,398

4,35,958

5,11,434

75,476

(14.5)

(17.3)

A. Food Credit

39,991

53,978

13,987

25,691

39,991

14,300

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,31,854

60,411

4,10,267

4,71,443

61,176

(12.8)

(14.9)

2. Investments

75,844

79,077@

3,233

61,478

73,620 +

12,143

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,329

280

5,037

6,767

1,731

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,722

32

4,785

4,745

–40

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,577

235

876

942

66

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,146

–203

3,909

3,803

–106

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

65,026

2,921

51,656

62,109

10,453

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

38,093

1,525

30,446

36,848

6,402

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,932

1,395

21,210

25,261

4,051

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,251@@

238

438

1,033 ++

595

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

6,12,182

63,882

4,72,183

5,46,096

73,914

@ : Upto March 8, 2002. @@ : Upto December 31, 2001. + : Upto March 9, 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.