(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

Jan. 25

Mar. 24

Jan. 26

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,68,824

57,390

4,35,958

5,00,283

64,325

(11.2)

(14.8)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

54,680

14,689

25,691

39,078

13,387

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,14,144

42,701

4,10,267

4,61,205

50,938

(9.1)

(12.4)

2. Investments

75,844

78,344@

2,499

61,478

70,994 +

9,517

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,811

761

5,037

7,170

2,133

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,734

44

4,785

4,655

–130

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,617

276

876

949

73

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,117

–232

3,909

3,706

–203

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

63,799

1,694

51,656

59,170

7,514

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,639

1,071

30,446

36,197

5,752

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,160

623

21,210

22,972

1,762

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,663@@

650

438

639 ++

201

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,94,151

45,851

4,72,183

5,32,839

60,656

@ : Upto January 11, 2002. @@ : Upto November 30, 2001. + : Upto January 12, 2001. ++ : Upto November 30, 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.