(Rs. crore)
			2003 - 2004			2002 - 2003
			Outstanding		Variations	Outstanding		Variations
Item			as on 2003		(3) - (2)	as on 2002		(6) - (5)
			Mar. 21	Dec. 26		Mar. 22	Dec. 27
1			2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Bank Credit			7,29,215	7,80,572	51,357	5,89,723	6,92,244	1,02,521
					(7.0)			(17.4)
A.	Food Credit		49,479	36,352	–13,127	53,978	51,947	–2,031
B. Non-Food Credit			6,79,736	7,44,220	64,484	5,35,745	6,40,297	1,04,553
					(9.5)			(19.5)
2. Investments			92,854	89,409@	–3,445	81,000	90,656+	9,656
A.	Commercial Paper		4,007	4,103	96	8,497	5,545	–2,952
B.	Shares issued by (a + b)		9,019	8,604	–416	5,914	8,948	3,034
	(a) Public Sector Undertakings		1,430	1,314	–117	1,587	1,502	–84
	(b) Private Corporate Sector		7,589	7,290	–299	4,327	7,446	3,119
C.	Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)		79,828	76,702	–3,126	66,589	76,163	9,574
	(a) Public Sector Undertakings		46,854	47,692	838	39,520	45,742	6,222
	(b) Private Corporate Sector		32,973	29,010	–3,963	27,069	30,421	3,353
3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions			105	429 @@	324	906	332 ++	–574
4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)			7,72,695	8,34,058	61,363	6,17,650	7,31,285	1,13,635
@ : Upto Decemeber 12, 2003. @@ : Upto November 30, 2003. + : Upto December 13, 2002. ++ : Upto November 30, 2002. 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.