(Rs.in crores)
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                                                                                              1996                                                       1997
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                                                            1990-91    1995-96    1996-97       Sep.         Mar.       Apr.       May       June        July     August     Sep. 5    Sep. 12    Sep. 19  Sep. 26
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Issue Department
Liabilities
Notes in circulation                                         53,784   1,20,073   1,34,889   1,21,099     1,34,889   1,40,630   1,44,432   1,43,876   1,41,705   1,39,141   1,41,058   1,41,532   1,39,403 1,36,811
Notes held in Banking Department                                 23         35         18         21           18         21         22         13         24         26         21         18         20       24
Total liabilities (total notes issued) or assets             53,807   1,20,107   1,34,907   1,21,121     1,34,907   1,40,651   1,44,454   1,43,889   1,41,730   1,39,167   1,41,079   1,41,550   1,39,423 1,36,835
Assets
Gold coin and bullion                                         6,654     13,751     11,922     13,277       11,922     12,159     11,852     11,821     11,739     11,126     11,321     11,321     11,321   11,321
Foreign securities                                              200     10,200     25,200     15,200       25,200     30,200     40,200     45,200     45,200     45,200     48,200     48,200     48,200   48,200
Rupee coin (1)                                                   29        115        144         41          144        116         79         53         79         47         39         82         75       67
Government of India rupee securities                         46,924     96,041     97,640     92,603       97,640     98,176     92,323     86,815     84,712     82,794     81,518     81,947     79,826   77,246
Banking Department
Liabilities
Deposits                                                     38,542     58,307     57,336     62,089       57,336     58,922     58,724     58,388     68,834     62,016     67,475     60,533     60,341   64,519
Central Government                                               61         54         53         51           53         52         51         51         50         51         50         51         50       51
State Governments                                                33         18         44         15           44         12         16         15         15         16        349         14         13       14
Scheduled Commercial Banks                                   33,484     50,667     49,847     52,605       49,847     52,074     53,029     50,203     55,899     54,245     59,666     53,132     53,021   56,771
Scheduled State Co-operative Banks                              244        705      1,095        779        1,095        819        494        575        606        740        632        631        594      758
Non-Scheduled State Co-operative Banks                           13         25         57         21           57         46         44         32         46         45         73         61         67       82
Other banks                                                      88        600        838        782          838        782        730        821        794        915        811        830        828      830
Others                                                        4,619      6,238      5,402      7,836        5,402      5,137      4,360      6,691     11,424      6,004      5,894      5,814      5,768    6,013
Other liabilities (2)                                        28,342     39,176     38,774     38,139       38,774     39,474     40,445     41,161     34,953     35,747     36,403     36,603     36,229   35,894
Total liabilities or assets                                  66,884     97,481     96,112   1,00,228       96,112     98,395     99,168     99,550   1,03,788     97,764   1,03,879     97,136     96,570 1,00,412

Assets
Notes and coins                                                  23         35         19         22           19         22         22         13         25         26         21         19         21       24
Balances held abroad (3)                                      4,008     43,623     44,350     44,172       44,350     42,357     37,683     37,196     38,011     40,296     36,810     34,844     35,233   35,354
Loans and Advances
Central Government                                                -          -          -          -            -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -        -
State Governments (4)                                           916        305      1,144        358        1,144      1,221        154        179        389        186        394        400        648      736
Scheduled Commercial Banks                                    8,169      4,847        560      1,823          560        220         25         37          -         29          -        250        439      306
State Co-operative Banks                                         38          1          -          2            -          2          2          2          2          2          2          2          2        2
Industrial Development Bank of India                          3,705      2,809      2,563      2,563        2,563      2,563      2,533      2,518      2,518      2,512      2,512      2,512      2,267    2,267
NABARD                                                        3,328      4,629      4,605      4,438        4,605      4,505      4,175      4,205      3,920      4,085      3,877      3,936      4,184    4,132
EXIM BANK                                                       745        877        877        877          877        852        852        852        852        852        852        852        852      852
Others                                                        1,615      2,256      2,214      2,135        2,214      2,902      3,149      3,197      3,198      3,270      3,259      3,266      3,268    3,259
Bills Purchased and Discounted
Internal                                                          -          -          -          -            -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -        -
Government Treasury Bills                                     1,384        772      7,846      6,599        7,846      7,933      3,970          -          -          -          -          -          -        -
Investments                                                  40,286     29,173     23,590     32,001       23,590     26,528     36,732     43,979     49,260     40,736     50,446     45,485     44,087   47,921
Other Assets (5)                                              2,666      8,153      8,345      5,240        8,345      9,292      9,873      7,373      5,615      5,771      5,707      5,570      5,570    5,559
                                                                (-)    (2,713)    (2,352)    (2,619)      (2,352)    (2,399)    (2,338)    (2,332)    (2,316)    (2,195)    (2,233)    (2,233)    (2,233)  (2,233)
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