(Rs. crore)

1998

          1999

          Variation over

Item

Jan. 16

Jan. 8

Jan. 15

Week

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

Notes in circulation

1,46,789

1,67,011

1,68,899

1,888

22,110

Notes issued

1,46,816

1,67,032

1,68,932

1,900

22,116

Notes held in Banking Department

27

21

33

12

6

Deposits :

Central Government

50

51

50

-1

—

State Governments

12

8

10

2

-2

Scheduled Commercial Banks

52,576

71,077

72,847

1,770

20,271

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

774

736

823

87

49

Other Banks

892

1,188

1,063

-125

171

Others

5,781

5,594

5,508

-86

-273

Other liabilities

48,597

62,635

62,631

-4

14,034

TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS

2,55,471

3,08,300

3,11,832

3,532

56,361

Foreign currency assets⁽¹⁾

94,708

1,14,955

1,16,308

1,353

21,600

Gold coin and bullion⁽²⁾

13,013

12,808

12,808

—

-205

Rupee securities (including

treasury bills)

1,26,053

1,45,293

1,46,075

782

20,022

Loans and advances:

Central Government

—

5,025

5,195

170

5,195

State Governments

1,288

2,579

1,941

-638

653

NABARD

4,554

5,044

5,114

70

560

Scheduled Commercial Banks

1,790

6,244

6,781

537

4,991

State Co-operative Banks

2

—

11

11

9

Industrial Development Bank of India

2,267

2,000

2,000

—

-267

Export-Import Bank of India

807

752

752

—

-55

Others

3,501

7,412

8,492

1,080

4,991

Bills purchased and discounted :

Commercial

—

—

—

—

—

Treasury

—

—

—

—

—

Investments⁽³⁾

2,719

2,916

2,916

—

197

Other assets

4,769

3,271

3,440

169

-1,329

(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.