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March 31/Reporting     Notes in       Circulation of    Cash on    Total     Demand     `Other'    Total         M1       Post Office          M2             Time                 M3             Total post           M4
Fridays of the month/  circula-   --------------------  hand with  (2+3+4-5) deposits   deposits   (7+8)        (6+9)     savings bank       (10+11)          deposits           (10+13)          office             (14+15)
Last reporting         tion (1)   rupee      Small      banks                with       with                              deposits                            with banks                          deposits
Friday of the month               coins(2)   coins(2)                        banks      Reserve
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1990-91                  53,661        936        685      2,234     53,048    39,170        674     39,844     92,892       4,205            97,097           172,936           265,828            14,681           280,509
1991-92                  62,034        975        729      2,640     61,098    52,423        885     53,308    114,406       4,620           119,026           202,643           317,049            20,141           337,190
1992-93                  69,502      1,044        780      3,053     68,273    54,480      1,313     55,793    124,066       4,824           128,890           242,759           366,825            21,589           388,414
1993-94                  83,405      1,161        829      3,094     82,301    65,952      2,525     68,477    150,778       5,116           155,894           283,629           434,407            24,029           458,436
1994-95                 102,302      1,498        881      4,000    100,681    88,193      3,383     91,576    192,257       5,041           197,298           339,169           531,426            25,969           557,395
1995-96                 120,066      1,563        940      4,311    118,258    93,233      3,344     96,577    214,835       5,041           219,876           389,172           604,007            25,969           629,976
1996-97                 134,299      1,942        991      4,799    132,433   104,924      3,238    108,162    240,595       5,041           245,636           459,588           700,183            25,969           726,152
July 5, 1996            128,525      1,646        951      4,370    126,752    87,138      7,770     94,908    221,660       5,041           226,701           407,208           628,868            25,969           654,837
July 19, 1996           126,601      1,672        956      4,188    125,041    86,520      5,045     91,565    216,606       5,041           221,647           409,873           626,479            25,969           652,448

March 1997              134,299      1,942        991      4,799    132,433   104,924      3,238    108,162    240,595       5,041           245,636           459,588           700,183            25,969           726,152
April 1997              140,630      1,942        991      4,408    139,155   100,842      3,433    104,275    243,430       5,041           248,471           468,581           712,011            25,969           737,980
May 1997                145,609      1,942        991      4,657    143,885    99,112      3,465    102,577    246,462       5,041           251,503           474,536           720,998            25,969           746,967
June 1997               146,345      1,942        991      4,879    144,399   100,738      5,350    106,088    250,487       5,041           255,528           479,085           729,572            25,969           755,541
July 4, 1997            144,792      1,942        991      5,041    142,684   100,697      5,824    106,521    249,205       5,041           254,246           481,909           731,114            25,969           757,083
July 18, 1997           144,818      1,942        991      4,986    142,765    99,106      5,627    104,733    247,498       5,041           252,539           483,560           731,058            25,969           757,027
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