Table 8.1 : Investments of Scheduled Commercial Banks : 2003 to 2005
(Amount in Rs. crore)
Items
As on March 31
2003
2004
2005
Amount share
Per cent
Amount share
Per cent
Amount share
Per cent
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
I.
Investments by offices in India
657606
97.8
767874
98.3
837559
98.4
A.
Indian Government Securities
502498
74.8
584422
74.8
653496
76.7
1
Central Government
423089
62.9
475521
60.8
538091
63.2
2
State Governments
78505
11.7
107253
13.7
115216
13.5
3
Others *
904
0.1
1648
0.2
189
0
B.
Other domestic securities,
153967
22.9
180326
23.1
183246
21.5
bonds, shares, etc.
1
Other trustee securities
20459
3
20502
2.6
18865
2.2
(excluding units of UTI)
2
Fixed Deposits
12472
1.9
19127
2.4
19631
2.3
3
Shares and Debentures of
103470
15.4
105635
13.5
103531
12.2
Joint Stock Companies
(market value)
4
Initial contribution to Share
70
0
1
0
4
0
Capital of UTI
5
Units of UTI
283
0
17
0
19
0
6
Certificate of Deposits and
2940
0.4
2296
0.3
3450
0.4
Commercial Papers
7
Mutual Funds
5246
0.8
9545
1.2
10480
1.2
8
Others @
9027
1.3
23203
3
27266
3.2
C.
Foreign Securities
1141
0.2
3126
0.4
817
0.1
1
Foreign Governments’
77
0
82
0
—
0
Securities
2
Other Foreign Investments
1064
0.2
3044
0.4
817
0.1
II.
Investments by Foreign
14558
2.2
13621
1.7
13995
1.6
Offices of Indian Banks
1
Indian Securities
0
0
—
0
—
0
2
Foreign Countries Securities
3213
0.5
2920
0.4
3353
0.4
3
Other Investments
11345
1.7
10701
1.4
10642
1.2
Total
672164
100
781495
100
851554
100
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, June 2006.