(Rs. crore)

			2003 - 2004			2002 - 2003
			Outstanding		Variations	Outstanding		Variations
			as on		(3) - (2)	as on		(6) - (5)
Item			2003	2004		2002	2003
			Mar. 21	Mar. 5		Mar. 22	Mar. 7
1			2	3	4	5	6	7
1.	Bank Credit		7,29,215	8,19,128	89,913	5,89,723	7,16,012	1,26,290
					(12.3)			(21.4)
	A.	Food Credit	49,479	35,858	–13,621	53,978	49,716	–4,262
	B. Non-Food Credit		6,79,736	7,83,270	1,03,534	5,35,745	6,66,297	1,30,552
					(15.2)			(24.4)
2.	Investments £		92,854	87,425 @	–5,428	81,000	93,616 +	12,617
	A.	Commercial Paper	4,007	4,232	225	8,497	4,881	–3,616
	B.	Shares issued by (a + b)	9,019	8,622	–397	5,914	9,527	3,613
		(a) Public Sector Undertakings	1,430	1,227	–203	1,587	1,817	230
		(b) Private Corporate Sector	7,589	7,395	–194	4,327	7,710	3,383
	C.	Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)	79,828	74,571	–5,256	66,589	79,208	12,619
		(a) Public Sector Undertakings	46,854	47,091	237	39,520	46,970	7,450
		(b) Private Corporate Sector	32,973	27,480	–5,493	27,069	32,238	5,169
3.	Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions		105	791 @@	686	906	455 ++	–451
4.	Total (1B + 2 + 3)		7,72,695	8,71,487	98,792	6,17,650	7,60,368	1,42,718

@ : Upto February 20, 2004. @@ : Upto January 31, 2004. + : Upto February 21, 2003. ++ : Upto January 31, 2003.

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.