1. Reserve Bank of India

Date: September 19, 1998

Item	1997	1998		Variation over
(Rs. crore)
Item	Sept. 5	August 28	Sept. 4	Week	Year
1	2	3	4	5	6
Notes in circulation	1,41,058	1,51,986	1,54,477	2,491	13,419
Notes issued	1,41,079	1,52,021	1,54,508	2,487	13,429
Notes held in Banking Department	21	36	31	-5	10
Deposits :
Central Government	50	50	51	1	1
State Governments	349	16	13	-3	-336
Scheduled Commercial Banks	59,666	60,402	68,785	8,383	9,119
Scheduled State Co-operative Banks	632	675	671	-4	39
Other Banks	884	1,047	1,102	55	218
Others	5,894	6,872	5,766	-1,106	-128
Other liabilities	36,403	55,853	56,065	212	19,662
TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS	2,44,937	2,76,901	2,86,932	10,031	41,995
Foreign currency assets(1)	95,340	1,04,594	1,09,020	4,426	13,680
Gold coin and bullion(2)	13,555	12,901	12,513	-388	-1,042
Rupee securities (including treasury bills)	1,18,994	1,39,741	1,37,650	-2,091	18,656
Loans and advances:
Central Government	-	-	5,096	5,096	5,096
State Governments	394	873	737	-136	343
NABARD	3,877	4,058	4,179	121	302
Scheduled Commercial Banks	-	1,075	4,689	3,614	4,689
State Co-operative Banks	2	-	-	-	-2
Industrial Development Bank of India	2,512	2,000	2,000	-	-512
Export-Import Bank of India	852	807	807	-	-45
Others	3,259	3,950	4,013	63	754
Bills purchased and discounted :
Commercial	-	-	-	-	-
Treasury	-	-	-	-	-
Investments(3)	2,640	2,916	2,916	-	276
Other assets	3,513	3,986	3,312	-674	-201
(1) Includes foreign securities, balances held abroad and investments in foreign shares/bonds. (2) Effective October 17, 1990, gold is valued close to international market price. (3) Excludes investments in foreign shares and bonds and in Government of India rupee securities.