(Rs. crore)

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

2003

2002

Mar. 21

Sep. 5

Mar. 22

Sep. 6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

7,29,215

7,32,904

3,689

5,89,723

6,57,993

68,271

(0.5)

(11.6)

A.

Food Credit

49,479

41,606

–7,873

53,978

56,178

2,199

B

. Non-Food Credit

6,79,736

6,91,298

11,562

5,35,745

6,01,816

66,071

(1.7)

(12.3)

2. Investments £

92,854

89,841 @

–3,013

81,000

87,548 +

6,549

A.

Commercial Paper

4,007

3,894

–113

8,497

7,522

–975

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

9,019

8,624

–395

5,914

9,072

3,159

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,430

1,318

–112

1,587

1,456

–131

(b) Private Corporate Sector

7,589

7,306

–283

4,327

7,617

3,290

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

79,828

77,322

–2,505

66,589

70,953

4,364

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

46,854

46,736

–118

39,520

39,841

321

(b) Private Corporate Sector

32,973

30,587

–2,387

27,069

31,112

4,043

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

105

693 @@

588

906

341 ++

–565

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

7,72,695

7,81,831

9,137

6,17,650

6,89,705

72,055

@

: Upto August 22, 2003.

@@ : Upto August 31, 2003.

+ : Upto August 23, 2002.

++ : Upto August 31, 2002.

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.