(Rs. crore)

1998

1999

Variation over

Item

Mar. 20

Mar. 12

Mar. 19

Week

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

Notes in circulation

1,50,311

1,75,051

1,74,034

-1,017

23,723

Notes issued

1,50,342

1,75,077

1,74,062

-1,015

23,720

Notes held in Banking Department

31

27

29

2

-2

Deposits :

Central Government

51

50

50

—

-1

State Governments

11

12

15

3

4

Scheduled Commercial Banks

60,885

68,720

73,274

4,554

12,389

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

592

620

797

177

205

Other Banks

941

1,040

1,171

131

230

Others

5,131

5,005

5,435

430

304

Other liabilities

48,293

62,347

62,356

9

14,063

TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS

2,66,215

3,12,844

3,17,132

4,288

50,917

Foreign currency assets⁽¹⁾

98,356

1,18,515

1,19,785

1,270

21,429

Gold coin and bullion⁽²⁾

13,412

12,624

12,624

—

-788

Rupee securities (including

treasury bills)

1,30,217

1,45,413

1,45,615

202

15,398

Loans and advances:

Central Government

1,788

7,765

4,719

-3,046

2,931

State Governments

2,056

2,847

2,721

-126

665

NABARD

4,945

5,467

5,562

95

617

Scheduled Commercial Banks

14

5,689

8,202

2,513

8,188

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

3,616

4,623

8,023

3,400

4,407

Bills purchased and discounted :

Commercial

—

—

—

—

—

Treasury

—

—

—

—

—

Investments⁽³⁾

2,717

2,916

2,916

—

199

Other assets

6,018

4,234

4,201

-33

-1,817

(1)

Includes foreign securities, balances held abroad and investments in foreign shares/bonds.

(2)

Effective October 17, 1990, gold is valued closeto international market price.

(3)

Excludes investments in foreign shares and bonds and in Government of India rupee securities.