(Rs. crore)

2001 - 2002

2000 - 2001

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

2001

2002

2000

2001

Item

Mar. 23

Feb. 22

Mar. 24

Feb. 23

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Bank Credit

5,11,434

5,71,343

59,909

4,35,958

5,04,722

68,764

(11.7)

(15.8)

A.

Food Credit

39,991

53,562

13,571

25,691

39,611

13,920

B. Non-Food Credit

4,71,443

5,17,781

46,338

4,10,267

4,65,111

54,844

(9.8)

(13.4)

2. Investments

75,844

78,462@

2,618

61,478

71,142 +

9,664

A.

Commercial Paper

8,049

8,907

858

5,037

6,591

1,554

B.

Shares issued by (a + b)

5,690

5,762

72

4,785

4,736

–49

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

1,342

1,627

286

876

971

95

(b) Private Corporate Sector

4,348

4,135

–213

3,909

3,765

–144

C.

Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)

62,105

63,792

1,688

51,656

59,815

8,159

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

36,568

37,919

1,351

30,446

36,314

5,868

(b) Private Corporate Sector

25,537

25,873

336

21,210

23,501

2,291

3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

1,013

1,251@@

238

438

1,033 ++

595

4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)

5,48,300

5,97,494

49,194

4,72,183

5,37,286

65,103

@ : Upto February 8, 2002. @@ : Upto December 31, 2001. + : Upto February 9, 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.