(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. 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

81,057

5,213

61,478

75,518

14,040

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,651

602

5,037

6,901

1,864

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,903

213

4,785

4,665

–120

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,580

238

876

945

69

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,323

–25

3,909

3,720

–189

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

66,503

4,398

51,656

63,952

12,296

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

39,521

2,953

30,446

38,308

7,862

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,982

1,445

21,210

25,645

4,434

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,251@

238

438

1,033 +

595

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

6,14,162

65,862

4,72,183

5,47,993

75,811

@ : Upto December 31, 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.