26. Open market operations of Reserve Bank of India
(Rs. crore)
Month End
Government of India Dated Securities – Face Value
Treasury Bills
Purchase
Sale
Net Purchases (+)/ Net Sales (–)
Purchase
Sale
Net Purchases (+) / Net Sales (–)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2006-07
April
2006
405.00
516.80
–111.80
—
—
—
May
2006
85.00
1,386.74
–1,301.74
—
—
—
June
2006
55.00
809.88
–754.88
—
—
—
July
2006
25.00
374.36
–349.36
—
—
—
August
2006
80.00
127.64
–47.64
—
—
—
September
2006
40.00
237.24
–197.24
—
—
—
October
2006
—
191.10
–191.10
—
—
—
November
2006
10.00
140.20
–130.20
—
—
—
December
2006
15.00
36.41
–21.41
—
—
—
January
2007
—
571.36
–571.36
—
—
—
February
2007
—
118.09
–118.09
—
—
—
March
2007
5.00
1,335.56
–1,330.56
—
—
—
April
2007
10.00
332.24
-322.24
—
—
—
Year / Month
Government of India Dated Securities – Face Value
Treasury bills
Purchase
Sale
Net purchase (+)/net sale (–)
Purchase
Sale
Net purchase (+)/net sale (–)
Market
State Governments
Market
State Governments
Market
State Governments
Market
State Governments
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2007-08
April
10.00
—
—
332.24
–322.24
—
—
—
—
—
May
—
—
—
742.80
–742.80
—
—
—
—
—
June
—
—
—
254.86
–254.86
—
—
—
—
—
July
25.00
—
—
656.74
–631.74
—
—
—
—
—
August
—
—
—
456.28
–456.28
—
—
—
—
—
September
15.00
—
—
413.35
–398.35
—
—
—
—
—
October
—
—
—
539.93
–539.93
—
—
—
—
—
November
—
—
—
184.51
–184.51
—
—
—
—
—
December
5,485.00
—
—
167.44
5,317.56
—
—
—
—
—
January
2,535.00
—
—
2,577.82
_42.82
—
—
—
—
—
February
2,660.00
—
—
290.27
2,369.73
—
—
—
—
—
March
2,780.00
—
—
970.93
1,809.07
—
—
—
—
—
2008-09
April
745.58
—
—
861.19
_115.61
—
—
—
—
—
May
127.50
—
—
216.63
_89.13
—
—
—
—
—
June
15,238.80
—
—
310.18
14,928.62
—
—
—
—
—
July
5,218.50 +
—
—
701.20
4,517.30
—
—
—
—
—
August
4,338.00
—
—
4,446.59
–108.59
—
—
—
—
—
September
922.17
—
—
930.92
–8.75
—
—
—
—
—
* : Excluding transactions of RBI with the Government of India and the Welfare Commissioner, Bhopal. + : Includes purchase of Oil Marketing Companies Government of India Special Bonds (Oil bonds) of Rs. 4,335 crore (face value) in July 2008 under Special Market Operations (SMO).