(Rs. crore)

2002 - 2003

2001 - 2002

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2002

2003

2001

2002

Mar. 22

Jan. 10

Mar. 23

Jan. 11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,89,723

6,91,640

1,01,917

5,11,434

5,67,656

56,222

(17.3)

(11.0)

A.

Food Credit

53,978

50,142

–3,836

39,991

53,195

13,204

B. Non-Food Credit

5,35,745

6,41,498

1,05,753

4,71,443

5,14,461

43,018

(19.7)

(9.1)

2. Investments £

81,000

91,360 @

10,360

75,844

80,653 +

4,809

A.

Commercial Paper

8,497

5,735

–2,762

8,049

8,773

724

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,914

8,970

3,056

5,690

5,744

54

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,587

1,492

–94

1,342

1,613

272

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,327

7,477

3,150

4,348

4,130

–218

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

66,589

76,655

10,066

62,105

66,136

4,032

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

39,520

45,089

5,569

36,568

37,555

987

(b) Private Corporate Sector

27,069

31,566

4,497

25,537

28,582

3,045

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

906

332 @@

–574

880

1,663 ++

783

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

6,17,650

7,33,190

1,15,540

5,48,167

5,96,777

48,610

Notes :
1. Data on investments are based on Statutory Section 42(2) Returns.
2. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.
3. Includes the impact of mergers since May 3, 2002.