(Rs.in crores)
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                                                                                        1996                                  1996                                1997
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                                                            1990-91  1994-95  1995-96     Feb.     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.  Feb.  7  Feb. 14  Feb. 21  Feb. 28
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Issue Department
Liabilities
Notes in circulation                                         53,784  102,302  120,073  119,487  122,400  121,099  125,066  128,865  129,597  130,097  133,592  134,894  133,586  132,353
Notes held in Banking Department                                 23       40       35       22       26       21       27       25       24       27       15       19       12       24
Total liabilities (total notes issued) or assets             53,807  102,342  120,107  119,509  122,426  121,121  125,092  128,890  129,620  130,124  133,607  134,914  133,598  132,377
Assets
Gold coin and bullion                                         6,654   11,477   13,751   13,790   13,141   13,277   13,172   13,059   12,984   12,277   12,277   12,277   12,277   11,922
Foreign securities                                              200   10,200   10,200   10,200   15,200   15,200   15,200   15,200   20,200   20,200   20,200   20,200   25,200   25,200
Rupee coin (1)                                                   29      116      115       45       71       41      110       67      141      105       96       89       80       73
Government of India rupee securities                         46,924   80,550   96,041   95,475   94,013   92,603   96,610  100,565   96,295   97,542  101,034  102,347   96,041   95,182
Banking Department
Liabilities
Deposits                                                     38,542   72,263   58,307   65,669   60,917   62,089   63,404   59,492   59,058   52,348   56,907   56,020   55,796   50,882
Central Government                                               61    1,209       54       54       55       51       50       50       55       53       53       51       53       54
State Governments                                                33      216       18       14       16       15       14       14       12       13       13       12       11       14
Scheduled Commercial Banks                                   33,484   60,029   50,667   61,407   51,848   52,605   52,233   53,448   52,836   44,579   51,412   48,997   50,404   43,891
Scheduled State Co-operative Banks                              244      576      705      344      770      779    1,085      468      434      594      427      771      475      756
Non-Scheduled State Co-operative Banks                           13       12       25        5       20       21      116       20       32      136       22      154       23       80
Other banks                                                      88      600      600      468      780      782      898      740      732      775      746      834      718      824
Others                                                        4,619    9,621    6,238    3,377    7,428    7,836    9,008    4,752    4,957    6,198    4,234    5,201    4,112    5,263
Other liabilities (2)                                        28,342   30,856   39,176   40,593   37,666   38,139   37,752   38,627   39,161   39,844   39,792   38,951   38,118   38,078
Total liabilities or assets                                  66,884 1,03,118   97,481  106,263   98,583  100,228  101,155   98,119   98,219   92,191   96,700   94,970   93,915   88,960

Assets
Notes and coins                                                  23       41       35       22       26       22       27       25       24       28       16       19       13       24
Balances held abroad (3)                                      4,008   49,345   43,623   41,769   42,350   44,172   45,835   47,890   44,332   43,687   44,061   42,137   37,108   37,922
Loans and Advances
Central Government                                                -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -
State Governments (4)                                           916      275      305      435      271      358      722      600      801      953      799    1,047    1,245      826
Scheduled Commercial Banks                                    8,169    7,415    4,847   15,264    1,492    1,823    1,627        1    1,788      508        -      721        -      591
State Co-operative Banks                                         38        5        1       38        2        2       12       12        2        4        2        2        7        2
Industrial Development Bank of India                          3,705    3,033    2,809    2,809    2,783    2,563    2,563    2,563    2,563    2,563    2,563    2,563    2,563    2,563
NABARD                                                        3,328    4,787    4,629    5,220    4,203    4,438    4,540    4,462    4,745    4,499    4,420    4,485    5,132    4,939
EXIM BANK                                                       745      877      877      877      877      877      877      877      877      877      877      877      877      877
Others                                                        1,615    2,099    2,256    2,621    2,176    2,135    2,114    2,236    2,229    2,204    2,223    2,228    2,216    2,169
Bills Purchased and Discounted
Internal                                                          -        -        -        -
Government Treasury Bills                                     1,384    1,679      772    1,719    5,383    6,599    4,394    3,646    7,328    7,607   10,142   11,167   10,498    7,678
Investments                                                  40,286   26,014   29,173   28,047   33,530   32,001   32,742   30,057   27,355   22,329   24,496   22,273   26,578   23,603
Other Assets (5)                                              2,666    7,549    8,153    7,441    5,491    5,240    5,701    5,751    6,176    6,932    7,104    7,450    7,679    7,768
                                                                (-)  (2,275)  (2,713)  (2,720)  (2,592)  (2,619)  (2,598)  (2,576)  (2,561)  (2,422)  (2,422)  (2,422)  (2,422)  (2,352)
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