(Outstanding at Face Value)

(Rs. crore)

March 31/ Last

Reserve Bank of India

Banks

State Governments

Others

Foreign Central Banks

Friday/ Friday

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Rediscounted

Ad hocs

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Mar. 31,

1996

2,355

29,445

3,211

-

408

5,026

2,285

465

595

-

-

Mar. 31,

1997

9,544

34,130

1,468

-

2,365

6,539

1,262

604

605

-

-

Mar. 31,

1998

-

-

627

-

29

-

530

-

95

-

319

Mar. 31,

1999

-

-

224

-

827

-

-

-

249

-

200

Mar.

1998

-

-

602

-

29

-

530

-

45

-

294

Apr.

1998

-

-

712

-

245

-

500

-

94

-

300

May

1998

-

-

429

-

450

-

1,625

-

296

-

300

Jun.

1998

-

-

270

-

530

-

1,825

-

475

-

305

Jul.

1998

-

-

190

-

702

-

1,525

-

660

-

345

Aug.

1998

-

-

761

-

901

-

1,750

-

789

-

325

Sep.

1998

-

-

2,100

-

1,055

-

1,750

-

597

-

360

Oct.

1998

-

-

1,855

-

2,299

-

1,000

-

745

-

360

Nov.

1998

-

-

4

-

4,072

-

1,300

-

524

-

330

Dec.

1998

-

-

80

-

3,804

-

1,100

-

615

-

280

Jan.

1999

-

-

208

-

2,475

-

1,100

-

417

-

275

Feb.

1999

-

-

250

-

1,917

-

-

-

375

-

208

Mar.

1999

-

-

228

-

827

-

-

-

246

-

225

Apr.

1999

-

-

129

-

724

-

-

-

347

-

165

May

1999

-

-

342

-

511

-

575

-

447

-

215

Jun.

1999

-

-

306

-

516

-

2,075

-

478

-

150

Jul.

1999

-

-

356

-

575

-

2,075

-

370

-

100

Aug.

1999

-

-

291

-

645

-

1,500

-

365

-

60

Sep.

1999

-

-

460

-

539

-

400

-

302

-

60

Week Ended

Oct.

1, 1999

-

-

454

-

415

-

400

-

331

-

35

Oct.

8, 1999

-

-

554

-

407

-

400

-

339

-

35

Oct.

15, 1999

-

-

652

-

385

-

400

-

263

-

35

Oct.

22, 1999

-

-

714

-

342

-

400

-

245

-

35

Oct.

29, 1999

-

-

801

-

253

-

400

-

246

-

35

* : The rate of discount is 4.60 per cent per annum.