(Rs. crore)

1998

1999

Variation over

Item

Mar. 6

Feb. 26

Mar. 5

Week

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

Notes in circulation

1,49,456

1,69,969

1,73,712

3,743

24,256

Notes issued

1,49,478

1,70,004

1,73,742

3,738

24,264

Notes held in Banking Department

21

36

30

-6

9

Deposits :

Central Government

50

50

50

—

—

State Governments

11

11

11

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

59,754

69,884

70,298

414

10,544

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

576

723

739

16

163

Other Banks

951

1,151

1,153

2

202

Others

4,266

5,388

5,101

-287

835

Other liabilities

47,972

61,931

66,887

4,956

18,915

TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS

2,63,036

3,09,107

3,17,951

8,844

54,915

Foreign currency assets⁽¹⁾

94,852

1,18,062

1,18,511

449

23,659

Gold coin and bullion⁽²⁾

13,412

12,618

12,624

6

-788

Rupee securities (including

treasury bills)

1,28,650

1,47,797

1,47,628

-169

18,978

Loans and advances:

Central Government

5,225

4,838

6,853

2,015

1,628

State Governments

1,083

1,684

2,965

1,281

1,882

NABARD

4,943

5,334

5,328

-6

385

Scheduled Commercial Banks

29

4,730

6,848

2,118

6,819

State Co-operative Banks

2

11

11

—

9

Industrial Development Bank of India

2,267

2,000

2,000

—

-267

Export-Import Bank of India

807

752

752

—

-55

Others

3,599

4,359

7,411

3,052

3,812

Bills purchased and discounted :

Commercial

—

—

—

—

—

Treasury

—

—

—

—

—

Investments⁽³⁾

2,717

2,916

2,916

—

199

Other assets

5,451

4,006

4,105

99

-1,346

(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.