Currency with the public         Deposit money of the public                                                                                  (Rs.Crore)
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March 31/Reporting     Notes in     Circulation of    Cash on    Total    Demand     `Other'    Total         M1    March 31/            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)  Reporting Friday     savings ban (10+11) deposits  (10+13) office     (14+15)
Last reporting         tion (1) rupee      Small      banks               with       with                           of the month/        deposits            with banks        deposits
Friday of the month             coins(2)   coins(2)                       banks      Reserve                        Last reporting
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1990-91                  53,661      936        685      2,234     53,048   39,170        674     39,844     92,892 1990-91                   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 1991-92                   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 1992-93                   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 1993-94                   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 1994-95                   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 1995-96                   5,041  219,876  389,172  604,007    25,969  629,976
1996-97@                134,299    1,874        982      4,633    132,522  103,384      3,242    106,626    239,148 1996-97                   5,041  244,189  458,908  698,056    25,969  724,025
March 15,1996           122,361    1,532        936      3,702    121,127   82,489      5,260     87,749    208,876 March 15,1996             5,041  213,917  380,909  589,785    25,969  615,754
March 29,1996           120,073    1,563        940      4,126    118,450   92,571      4,813     97,384    215,834 March 29,1996             5,041  220,875  388,929  604,763    25,969  630,732

November 1996           130,504    1,874        973      4,325    129,026   86,901      6,404     93,305    222,331 November1996              5,041  227,372  431,290  653,621    25,969  679,590
December 1996           130,784    1,874        977      4,137    129,498   88,262      4,528     92,790    222,288 December1996              5,041  227,329  435,756  658,044    25,969  684,013
January 1997            130,097    1,874        982      4,237    128,716   92,290      4,490     96,780    225,496 January 1997              5,041  230,537  445,150  670,646    25,969  696,615
February 1997           132,353    1,874        982      4,152    131,057   94,211      3,558     97,769    228,826 February 1997             5,041  233,867  449,533  678,359    25,969  704,328
March 14,1997           136,311    1,874        982      4,167    135,000   94,482      3,718     98,200    233,200 March 14,1996             5,041  238,241  449,757  682,957    25,969  708,926
March 28,1997           134,888    1,874        982      4,633    133,111  103,384      3,649    107,033    240,144 March 28,1996             5,041  245,185  458,908  699,052    25,969  725,021
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@ : Data relate to Goovernment balances before closer of accounts.