(Rs. crore)

Item

1998

1999

Variation

Dec. 18

Dec. 10

Dec. 17

Week

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

Notes in circulation

1,63,933

1,93,581

1,92,524

-1,057

28,591

Notes issued

1,63,965

1,93,626

1,92,576

-1,050

28,611

Notes held in Banking Department

32

45

52

7

20

Deposits :

Central Government

50

101

100

-1

50

State Governments

10

41

41

—

31

Scheduled Commercial Banks

64,325

61,460

58,241

-3,219

-6,084

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

774

773

731

-42

-43

Other Banks

1,139

1,309

1,154

-155

15

Others

6,183

5,435

6,119

684

-64

Other liabilities

60,188

68,315

68,469

154

8,281

TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS

2,96,602

3,31,015

3,27,379

-3,636

30,777

Foreign currency assets⁽¹⁾

1,13,425

1,36,002

1,36,392

390

22,967

Gold coin and bullion⁽²⁾

12,963

13,189

13,189

—

226

Rupee securities (including

treasury bills)

1,45,585

1,47,949

1,47,883

-66

2,298

Loans and advances:

Central Government

1,698

7,951

4,336

-3,615

2,638

State Governments

1,992

3,860

4,102

242

2,110

NABARD

4,797

5,411

5,523

112

726

Scheduled Commercial Banks

3,150

2,559

1,996

-563

-1,154

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

11

13

13

—

2

Industrial Development Bank of India

2,000

1,740

1,740

—

-260

Export-Import Bank of India

752

697

697

—

-55

Others

4,179

4,698

4,416

-282

237

Bills purchased and discounted :

Commercial

—

—

—

—

—

Treasury

—

—

—

—

—

Investments⁽³⁾

2,916

2,916

2,916

—

—

Other assets

3,134

4,029

4,175

146

1,041

(1) Includes foreign securities, balances held abroad and investments in foreign shares/bonds.
(2) Effective October 17, 1990, gold is valued close to international market price.
(3) Excludes investments in foreign shares and bonds and in Government of India rupee securities.