(Rs. crore)

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2003

2004

2002

2003

Mar. 21

Mar. 19

Mar. 22

Mar. 21

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

7,29,215

8,35,382

1,06,166

5,89,723

7,29,215

1,39,493

(14.6)

(23.7)

A.

Food Credit

49,479

35,961

–13,518

53,978

49,479

–4,499

B. Non-Food Credit

6,79,736

7,99,420

1,19,684

5,35,745

6,79,736

1,43,992

(17.6)

(26.9)

2.

Investments £

92,854

89,049 @

–3,805

81,000

92,854 +

11,854

A.

Commercial Paper

4,007

3,924

–83

8,497

4,007

–4,490

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

9,019

8,652

–367

5,914

9,019

3,106

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,430

1,276

–154

1,587

1,430

–156

(b) Private Corporate Sector

7,589

7,376

–213

4,327

7,589

3,262

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

79,828

76,473

–3,355

66,589

79,828

13,239

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

46,854

48,586

1,732

39,520

46,854

7,334

(b) Private Corporate Sector

32,973

27,886

–5,087

27,069

32,973

5,905

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

105

1,234 @

1,129

906

295 +

–611

4.

Total (1B + 2 + 3)

7,72,695

8,89,703

1,17,008

6,17,650

7,72,885

1,55,235

3. Includes the impact of mergers since May 3, 2002.