(Rs.crore)

2003

2004

Variation

Item

Dec. 26

Dec. 17

Dec. 24#

Week

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

Notes issued

3,05,141

3,48,410

3,46,230

–2,180

41,089

Notes in circulation

3,05,115

3,48,392

3,46,215

–2,177

41,100

Notes held in Banking Department

26

18

15

–3

–11

Deposits

Central Government

100

16,829

22,545

5,716

22,445

Market Stabilisation Scheme

—

52,612

52,609

–3

52,609

State Governments

41

41

41

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

69,024

91,554

89,513

–2,041

20,489

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

1,675

1,791

1,835

44

160

Other Banks

4,370

5,088

5,246

158

876

Others

8,016

9,219

9,712

493

1,696

Other liabilities

1,33,578

1,37,782

1,36,828

–954

3,250

TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS

5,21,945

6,63,326

6,64,559

1,233

1,42,614

Foreign currency assets ⁽¹⁾

4,40,073

5,48,905

5,47,841

–1,064

1,07,768

Gold coin and bullion⁽²⁾

18,550

20,316

20,316

—

1,766

Rupee securities (including

treasury bills)

43,819

76,910

77,587

677

33,768

Loans and advances

Central Government

—

—

—

—

—

State Governments

6,786

1,368

2,217

849

–4,569

NABARD

2,016

3,421

3,699

278

1,683

Scheduled Commercial Banks

—

18

665

647

665

Scheduled State Co-operative Banks

5

52

7

–45

2

Industrial Development Bank of India

—

—

—

—

—

Export-Import Bank of India

—

—

—

—

—

Others

280

90

90

—

–190

Bills purchased and discounted

Commercial

—

—

—

—

—

Treasury

—

—

—

—

—

Investments⁽³⁾

4,473

4,473

4,473

—

—

Other assets

5,944

7,773

7,666

–107

1,722

(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.