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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 ban (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      1,874        982      4,633    132,522   103,384      3,242    106,626    239,148        5,041  244,189  458,908  698,056    25,969  724,025
April 12,1996           125,253      1,563        940      3,686    124,070    86,659      6,133     92,792    216,862        5,041  221,903  392,799  609,661    25,969  635,630
April 26,1996           126,823      1,590        944      3,814    125,543    86,586      5,350     91,936    217,479        5,041  222,520  394,902  612,381    25,969  638,350

December 1996           130,784      1,874        977      4,137    129,498    88,262      4,528     92,790    222,288        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        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        5,041  233,867  449,533  678,359    25,969  704,328
March 1997              134,299      1,874        982      4,633    132,522   103,384      3,242    106,626    239,148        5,041  244,189  458,908  698,056    25,969  724,025
April 11,1997           140,040      1,874        982      4,583    138,313   102,114      4,358    106,472    244,785        5,041  249,826  465,998  710,783    25,969  736,752
April 25,1997           140,629      1,874        982      4,698    138,788   101,237      3,433    104,670    243,457        5,041  248,498  467,858  711,316    25,969  737,285
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