(US $ Million)

Balances

Inflows

Schemes

March 31,

March 31,

1995-96

1996-97

1996

1997

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

FCNRA

4255

2306

-2796

-1949

FCNR (B)

5723

7505

2669

1782

NR (E) RA

3916

5092

-208

1353

NR (NR) RD

3544

5611

1279

2253

FC (B&O) D

-

-

-

-

Total

17438

20514

944

3439

Notes

:

1.

(i)

FCNRA

:

Foreign Currency Non-Resident Accounts.

(ii)

FCNR (B)

:

Foreign Currency Non-Resident Accounts (Banks).

(iii)

NR (E) RA

:

Non-Resident (External) Rupee Accounts.

(iv)

NR (NR) RD

:

Non-Resident (Non-Repatriable) Rupee Deposits.

(v)

FCON

:

Foreign Currency (Ordinary) Non-Repatriable.

(vi)

FC(B&O)D

:

Foreign Currency (Banks & Others) Deposits.

2.

The Difference between the outstanding balances does not match with the inflow

figures in case of rupee deposits because of the fluctuations in the exchange rate

of the rupee during the year 1995-96 and 1996-97.

-

:

Nil or negligible.

Source

:

Reserve Bank of India Annual Report, 1996-97.