(Rs. in crores)
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                               Reserve Bank's claims on                  Net foreign   Govern-      Net non-     Reserve
                      ----------------------------------------------     exchange      ment's       monetary     Money
Outstanding as on     Govern-    Commer-      National     Commer-       assets of     currency     liabilities  (2+3+4+5
March 31/each Friday/ ment       cial & co-   Bank for     cial          RBI (3)       liabili-     of RBI (3)   +6+7-8)
last reporting        (net)(1)   operative    Agricul-     sector(2)                   ties to
Friday of the month              banks        ture and                                 the public
                                              Rural
                                              Development
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1990-91                 88,848       6,895        3,112       6,342            7,983       1,621        27,022     87,779

1991-92                 94,016       1,265        3,837       7,260           18,838       1,704        27,415     99,505

1992-93                 98,449       5,555        4,330       6,220           22,647       1,824        28,246    110,779

1993-94                 99,300       1,878        3,673       6,445           51,422       1,991        26,037    138,672

1994-95                101,478       8,683        4,787       6,593           74,720       2,379        29,358    169,282

1995-96                121,349      16,964        4,991       6,855           74,092       2,503        32,297    194,457

1996-97                124,181       2,123        4,882       6,247           94,865       2,933        35,186    200,045

July 5,1996            139,162       2,274        4,148       6,445           77,773       2,596        38,687    193,711

July 12,1996           138,107       1,320        4,084       6,445           78,411       2,597        39,083    191,881

July 19,1996           133,160       2,242        4,047       6,438           78,684       2,628        39,580    187,619

July 26,1996           133,591       1,300        4,160       6,441           79,515       2,628        39,686    187,949




March 1997             124,181       2,123        4,882       6,247           94,865       2,933        35,186    200,045

April 1997             123,387       1,444        4,505       6,938           95,532       2,933        34,024    200,715

May 1997               127,521       1,564        4,194       7,155           99,398       2,933        34,336    208,429

June 1997              124,952       1,495        3,813       7,151          103,255       2,933        34,729    208,870

July 4,1997            127,368       1,377        4,156       7,731          104,934       2,933        39,322    209,177

July 11,1997           127,615       1,225        3,780       7,731          104,783       2,933        39,059    209,008

July 18,1997           124,004       1,388        3,825       7,731          105,286       2,933        38,833    206,334

July 25,1997           123,014       1,226        3,919       7,734          105,973       2,933        38,358    206,441
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