(Rs. crore)
			2003 - 2004			2002 - 2003
			Outstanding		Variations	Outstanding		Variations
Item			as on 2003		(3) - (2)	as on 2002		(6) - (5)
			Mar. 21	Dec. 12		Mar. 22	Dec. 13
1			2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Bank Credit			7,29,215	7,70,368	41,153	5,89,723	6,85,083	95,361
					(5.6)			(16.2)
A.	Food Credit		49,479	35,507	–13,973	53,978	52,227	–1,751
B. Non-Food Credit			6,79,736	7,34,861	55,125	5,35,745	6,32,856	97,111
					(8.1)			(18.1)
2. Investments			92,854	90,094	–2,759	81,000	90,836	9,837
A.	Commercial Paper		4,007	4,000	–6	8,497	5,869	–2,628
B.	Shares issued by (a + b)		9,019	8,616	–403	5,914	8,963	3,049
	(a) Public Sector Undertakings		1,430	1,298	–133	1,587	1,560	–26
	(b) Private Corporate Sector		7,589	7,319	–270	4,327	7,403	3,076
C.	Bonds/Debentures issued by (a + b)		79,828	77,478	–2,350	66,589	76,004	9,415
	(a) Public Sector Undertakings		46,854	48,007	1,152	39,520	44,985	5,465
	(b) Private Corporate Sector		32,973	29,471	–3,502	27,069	31,019	3,950
3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions			105	354 @@	249	906	502 ++	–404
4. Total (1B + 2 + 3)			7,72,695	8,25,310	52,615	6,17,650	7,24,194	1,06,544
@ : Upto November 28, 2003. @@ : Upto October 31, 2003. + : Upto November 29, 2002. ++ : Upto October 31, 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.