(Outstanding at Face Value)

(Rs. crore)

March 31/ Last Friday/ Friday

Reserve Bank of India

Banks

State Governments

Others

Foreign Central Banks

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Rediscounted

Ad hocs

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Mar. 31,

1996

2,355

29,445

3,211

-

408

5,026

2,285

465

595

-

-

Mar. 31,

1997

9,544

34,130

1,468

-

2,365

6,539

1,262

604

605

-

-

Mar. 31,

1998

-

-

627

-

29

-

530

-

95

-

319

Mar. 31,

1999

-

-

224

-

827

-

-

-

249

-

200

Feb.

1998

-

-

616

-

170

-

958

-

90

-

316

Mar.

1998

-

-

602

-

29

-

530

-

45

-

294

Apr.

1998

-

-

712

-

245

-

500

-

94

-

300

May

1998

-

-

429

-

450

-

1,625

-

296

-

300

Jun.

1998

-

-

270

-

530

-

1,825

-

475

-

305

Jul.

1998

-

-

190

-

702

-

1,525

-

660

-

345

Aug.

1998

-

-

761

-

901

-

1,750

-

789

-

325

Sep.

1998

-

-

2,100

-

1,055

-

1,750

-

597

-

360

Oct.

1998

-

-

1,855

-

2,299

-

1,000

-

745

-

360

Nov.

1998

-

-

4

-

4,072

-

1,300

-

524

-

330

Dec.

1998

-

-

80

-

3,804

-

1,100

-

615

-

280

Jan.

1999

-

-

208

-

2,475

-

1,100

-

417

-

275

Feb.

1999

-

-

250

-

1,917

-

-

-

375

-

208

Week Ended

Mar. 5,

1999

-

-

255

-

1,581

-

-

-

365

-

250

Mar. 12,

1999

-

-

255

-

1,291

-

-

-

355

-

265

Mar. 19,

1999

-

-

255

-

988

-

-

-

358

-

265

Mar. 26,

1999

-

-

228

-

827

-

-

-

246

-

225

* :

The rate of discount is 4.60 per cent per annum.