(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2001

2000

Item

Mar. 23

Dec. 14

Mar. 24

Dec. 15

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,48,690

37,256

4,35,958

4,85,573

49,615

(7.3)

(11.4)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

51,763

11,772

25,691

36,946

11,255

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

4,96,926

25,484

4,10,267

4,48,627

38,360

(5.4)

(9.4)

2. Investments

75,844

79,758@

3,913

61,478

67,148 +

5,671

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,714

664

5,037

6,245

1,208

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,746

56

4,785

4,661

–124

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,602

260

876

931

55

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,144

–204

3,909

3,730

–179

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

65,298

3,193

51,656

56,243

4,587

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

38,647

2,079

30,446

34,371

3,926

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

26,651

1,114

21,210

21,872

661

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,912@@

899

438

574 ++

136

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,78,596

30,296

4,72,183

5,16,349

44,166

@ : Upto November 30, 2001. @@ : Upto September 30, 2001.
+ : Upto December 1, 2000. ++ : Upto September 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.