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Date : Sep 14, 1999

Table 12 : Investments of Scheduled Commercial Banks - 1996-97

						(Amount in Rs. lakh)
				As on 31st March
				1996		1997
Items				Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
					share		share
				(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
I.	Investments by offices in India			19023331	98.5	23296989	97.6

	A.	Indian Government Securities		13598033	70.4	16749525	70.1

		1.	Central Government	11007526	57.0	13827374	57.9

		2.	State Governments	2566146	13.3	2889186	12.1

		3.	Others *	24361	0.1	32965	0.1

	B.	Other domestic securities,bonds,		5410931	28.0	6463410	27.1
		shares, etc.

		1.	Other trustee securities	3126673	16.2	3091795	12.9
			(excluding units of UTI)

		2.	Fixed Deposits	37817	0.2	137687	0.6

		3.	Shares and Debentures of Joint Stock	1997312	10.3	2736680	11.5
			Companies (market value)

		4.	Initial contribution to Share	131	-	1024	-
			Capital of UTI

		5.	Units of UTI	52458	0.3	44510	0.2

		6.	Certificate of Deposits and	82985	0.4	272307	1.1
			Commercial Papers

		7.	Mutual Funds	53220	0.3	59358	0.3

		8.	Others @	60335	0.3	120049	0.5

	C.	Foreign Securities		14367	0.1	84054	0.4

		1.	Foreign Governments' Securities	2169	-	782	-

		2.	Other Foreign Investments	12198	0.1	83272	0.4

II.	Investments by Foreign Offices of			293651	1.5	580911	2.4
	Indian Banks

	1.	Indian Securities		--	-	--	-

	2.	Foreign Countries Securities		103006	0.5	218102	0.9

	3.	Other Investments		190645	1.0	362809	1.5
		Total		19316982	100.0	23877900	100.0

Notes	:	1. * Include Postal Savings Deposits Certificates and Other Postal Obligations.
		2. @ Include Investments in Debentures & Bonds of Quasi-Government bodies, Venture Capital Funds etc.
-	:	Nil or negligible.
Source	:	Basic Statistical Return-5.