(Amount in Rs. crore)

Items

2006

2007

2008

Amount

Per cent
share

Amount

Per cent
share

Amount

Per cent
share

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

I.  Investments by offices in India

840376

98.3

919993

97.9

1147508

98.8

    A. Indian Government Securities

661518

77.4

735082

78.3

924376

79.6

        1. Central Government 

547897

64.1

618456

65.8

772565

66.5

        2. State Governments

113622

13.3

116625

12.4

151811

13.1

        3. Others *  

-

-

-

-

-

-

    B. Other domestic securities, bonds,

176157

20.6

184045

19.6

222367

19.1

         shares, etc.

         1. Other trustee securities

14994

1.8

14967

1.6

11557

1.0

             (excluding units of UTI)

         2. Fixed Deposits

15779

1.8

14987

1.6

17121

1.5

         3. Shares and Debentures of Joint

91093

10.7

83818

8.9

91498

7.9

             Stock Companies (market value)

         4. Initial contribution to Share  

3

-

5

-

3

-

             Capital of UTI  

         5. Units of UTI

29

-

29

-

33

-

         6. Certificate of Deposits and

8457

1.0

18969

2.0

34313

3.0

             Commercial Papers

         7. Mutual Funds

11455

1.3

10083

1.1

23493

2.0

         8. Others @ 

34347

4.0

41187

4.4

44349

3.8

   C. Foreign Securities 

2701

0.3

866

0.1

765

0.1

       1. Foreign Governments'  Securities 

-

-

-

-

-

-

       2. Other Foreign Investments

2701

0.3

866

0.1

765

0.1

II. Investments by Foreign Offices of  

14281

1.7

19346

2.1

14315

1.2

     Indian Banks

     1. Indian Securities

132

-

-

-

-

-

     2. Foreign Countries Securities 

2583

0.3

3896

0.4

2423

0.2

     3. Other Investments

11566

1.4

15450

1.6

11892

1.0

  Total 

854657

100.0

939339

100.0

1161822

100.0

Notes : * Includes Postal Savings Deposits Certificates and Other Postal Obligations.
@ Includes Investments in Debentures & Bonds of Quasi-Government bodies, Venture Capital Funds, etc.
Source : Reserve Bank of India Bulletin, July 2009.