(₹ Billion) | Item | Outstanding as on March 31/last reporting Fridays of the month/reporting Fridays | 2015-16 | 2016 | 2017 | Mar. 18 | Feb. 17 | Mar. 17 | Mar. 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 Currency with the Public (1.1 + 1.2 + 1.3 – 1.4) | 15,972.5 | 15,935.4 | 10,638.6 | 12,138.3 | 12,637.1 | 1.1 Notes in Circulation | 16,415.6 | 16,379.4 | 11,067.9 | 12,556.6 | 13,101.8 | 1.2 Circulation of Rupee Coin | 211.6 | 211.6 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 243.4 | 1.3 Circulation of Small Coins | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1.4 Cash on Hand with Banks | 662.1 | 663.0 | 678.8 | 667.8 | 715.6 | 2 Deposit Money of the Public | 10,052.8 | 10,041.6 | 11,955.1 | 12,899.8 | 14,317.2 | 2.1 Demand Deposits with Banks | 9,898.3 | 9,906.4 | 11,798.7 | 12,739.8 | 14,106.3 | 2.2 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank | 154.5 | 135.2 | 156.3 | 159.9 | 210.9 | 3 M1 (1 + 2) | 26,025.4 | 25,976.9 | 22,593.6 | 25,038.0 | 26,954.3 | 4 Post Office Saving Bank Deposits | 615.7 | 615.7 | 930.9 | 930.9 | 930.9 | 5 M2 (3 + 4) | 26,641.1 | 26,592.6 | 23,524.5 | 25,968.9 | 27,885.2 | 6 Time Deposits with Banks | 90,150.8 | 90,226.9 | 100,492.5 | 100,064.2 | 101,489.5 | 7 M3 (3 + 6) | 116,176.2 | 116,203.8 | 123,086.1 | 125,102.2 | 128,443.9 | 8 Total Post Office Deposits | 2,084.1 | 2,084.1 | 2,542.2 | 2,542.2 | 2,542.2 | 9 M4 (7 + 8) | 118,260.3 | 118,288.0 | 125,628.3 | 127,644.4 | 130,986.0 | Note: For scheduled banks, March-end data pertain to the last reporting Friday. 2.2: Exclude balances held in IMF Account No.1, RBI employees’ provident fund, pension fund, gratuity and superannuation fund. | |